Atom C3308 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Atom C3308 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking513not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.21no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Atom
Power efficiency20.65no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329$32

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X and Atom C3308 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache96K (per core)112 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache32 MB4 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Atom C3308 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt9.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Atom C3308. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 3700X and Atom C3308 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Atom C3308 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Atom C3308. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Atom C3308.

PCIe versionno data3
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data6
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 15 August 2017
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 9 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700X has an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Atom C3308, on the other hand, has 622.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 3700X and Atom C3308. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop processor while Atom C3308 is a server/workstation one.


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