Atom 230 vs Ryzen 9 5900
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Atom 230 by a whopping 19130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 355 | 3655 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 9 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 31.72 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2025) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $29 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900 and Atom 230 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 0.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 533.33 MT/s |
| Multiplier | 30 | 12 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | 25.9638 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,150 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Atom 230 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 4 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Atom 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 5900 and Atom 230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Atom 230 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 8 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Atom 230.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
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 | 19.23 | 0.10 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 1 |
| Threads | 24 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 4 Watt |
Ryzen 9 5900 has a 19130% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
Atom 230, on the other hand, has 1525% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom 230 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 9 5900 is a desktop processor while Atom 230 is a notebook one.
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