Atom C3538 vs Ryzen AI 5 430
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 5 430 outperforms Atom C3538 by a whopping 631% 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 | 1115 | 2665 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.04 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 12.01 | 3.07 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Gorgon Point (2026) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 5 January 2026 (less than a year ago) | 15 August 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $75 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 5 430 and Atom C3538 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 87 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 5 430 and Atom C3538 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 | FP8 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 5 430 and Atom C3538. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen AI 5 430 and Atom C3538 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 AI 5 430 and Atom C3538 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 AI 5 430 and Atom C3538. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5, LPDDR5X | DDR4: 2133 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 29.871 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 840M | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 5 430 and Atom C3538.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | 12 |
| USB revision | no data | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 12 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | 2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 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 | 7.97 | 1.09 |
| Recency | 5 January 2026 | 15 August 2017 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen AI 5 430 has a 631.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
Atom C3538, on the other hand, has 86.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen AI 5 430 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom C3538 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 5 430 is a notebook processor while Atom C3538 is a server/workstation one.
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