Atom Z540 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 1300
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Atom Z540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1218 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.90 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 29 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $160 |
| Current price | $207 | $250 (1.6x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Atom Z540 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 0.07 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | 533.33 MT/s |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 24.18 mm27.8 mm × 3.1 mm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.75 -1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Atom Z540 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 2.4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Atom Z540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Atom Z540 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Atom Z540 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Atom Z540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Atom Z540.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 outperforms Atom Z540 by 1979% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 29 June 2017 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 2 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Atom Z540. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 is a server/workstation processor while Atom Z540 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 PRO 1300 and Atom Z540, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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