Atom C3708 vs Ryzen 5 3550H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3550H outperforms Atom C3708 by a whopping 105% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1469 | 2045 |
| Place by popularity | 67 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.33 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 5.30 | 5.32 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 6 January 2019 (6 years ago) | 15 August 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $209 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 3550H and Atom C3708 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 21 | 17 |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 448 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4940 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 3550H and Atom C3708 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 | FP5 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Atom C3708. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA | 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 3550H and Atom C3708 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Atom C3708 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 3550H and Atom C3708. 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 | 38.4 GB/s | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3550H and Atom C3708.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 16 |
| USB revision | no data | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 16 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | 4x10/2.5/1 GBE |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.37 | 2.13 |
| Recency | 6 January 2019 | 15 August 2017 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Ryzen 5 3550H has a 105.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.
Atom C3708, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores, and 105.9% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom C3708 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 3550H is a notebook processor while Atom C3708 is a server/workstation one.
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