Atom C3808 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom C3808 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	945	not rated
Place by popularity	44	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.70	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	11.25	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	$369

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom C3808 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	22
L1 cache	576 KB	672 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	86 °C
Number of transistors	4800 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom C3808 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	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom C3808. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom C3808 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	no data	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom C3808 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom C3808. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4: 2133
Maximum memory size	64 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and Atom C3808.

PCIe version	3.0	3
PCI Express lanes	20	16
USB revision	no data	3
Total number of SATA ports	no data	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	16
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	4x10/2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 March 2017	15 August 2017
Physical cores	6	12
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

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