Atom S1220 vs Ryzen 7 1700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom S1220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	751	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.22	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Centerton (2012)
Release date	2 March 2017 (7 years ago)	11 December 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data
Current price	$237 (0.7x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom S1220 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	56 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16384 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom S1220 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
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1283
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	8.1 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom S1220. 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	+	no data
FMA	FMA3	no data
AVX	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued
XFR	-	no data
SenseMI	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom S1220 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom S1220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	10.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1700 and Atom S1220.

PCIe version	n/a	2.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8
PCI support	no data	PCI Support
UART	no data	UART

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2017	11 December 2012
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	8 Watt

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