AMD Ryzen Z1 vs Nintendo Switch
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CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Ryzen Z1 and the Nintendo Switch and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD Ryzen Z1 6 core processor released in Q3/2023 with the Nintendo Switch which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2017. |
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| AMD Ryzen Z1 (2) | Family | NVIDIA Tegra (2) |
| AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) | CPU group | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (2) |
| 6 | Generation | 2 |
| Phoenix (Zen 4) | Architecture | Cortex-A57/-A53 |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Ryzen Z1 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz (4.90 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Nintendo Switch clocks with 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. |
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| AMD Ryzen Z1 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.50 GHz (4.90 GHz) 6x Zen 4 |
A-Core | 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A57 |
| -- | B-Core | 1.00 GHz (1.75 GHz) 4x Cortex-A53 |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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| AMD Radeon 740M | GPU | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
| 0.80 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.30 GHz |
| 2.50 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | 0.77 GHz |
| 10 | GPU Generation | 1 |
| 4 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| 4 | Max. displays | 1 |
| 4 | Compute units | 2 |
| 256 | Shader | 256 |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| AMD FSR | Frame Generation | No |
| 32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| AMD Radeon 740M | GPU | NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeUp to 256 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Ryzen Z1, while the Nintendo Switch supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled. |
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| AMD Ryzen Z1 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 | Memory | LPDDR4-3200 |
| 256 GB | Max. Memory | 4 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 120.0 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 6.00 MB | L2 Cache | 2.50 MB |
| 16.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 39.4 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Ryzen Z1 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Nintendo Switch is 5 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| AMD Ryzen Z1 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 5 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 30 W | TDP up | -- |
| 15 W | TDP down | 5 W |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Ryzen Z1 has 22.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 4 nm. The cache of Nintendo Switch is at 2.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 20 nm. |
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| AMD Ryzen Z1 | Characteristic | Nintendo Switch |
| 4 nm | Technology | 20 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 | ISA extensions | -- |
| FP8 | Socket | -- |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | |
| Q3/2023 | Release date | Q1/2017 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD Ryzen Z1
AMD Radeon 740M @ 2.50 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
NVIDIA Tegra X1 (Maxwell) @ 0.77 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen Z1
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen Z1
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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AMD Ryzen Z1
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.75 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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AMD Ryzen Z1
6C 12T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Nintendo Switch
8C 8T @ 1.00 GHz |
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| AMD Ryzen Z1 | Nintendo Switch |
| Unknown | Nintendo Switch |
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