Atom C3338 vs Ryzen 7 3700U

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700U and Atom C3338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1224	2637
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.08
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Picasso-U (Zen+)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	6 January 2019 (5 years ago)	22 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$27
Current price	$625	$698 (25.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700U and Atom C3338 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	112 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	89 °C
Number of transistors	4940 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700U and Atom C3338 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	FP5	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Atom C3338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-2400, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 3700U and Atom C3338 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 7 3700U and Atom C3338 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Atom C3338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 10

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700U and Atom C3338.

PCIe version	3.0	3
PCI Express lanes	12	10
USB revision	no data	3
Total number of SATA ports	no data	10
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	10
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	4x2.5/1 GBE

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 7 3700U outperforms Atom C3338 by 602% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.63	0.66
Recency	6 January 2019	22 February 2017
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	8 Watt

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