Intel Atom C3508 vs AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718

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Intel Atom C3508 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
Intel Atom C3508 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718

CPU comparison

Intel Atom C3508 or AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Atom C3508 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3508 was released in Q3/2017.

The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.15 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 was released in Q4/2020.
Intel Atom (108) Family AMD Ryzen Embedded V (16)
Intel Atom C3000 (20) CPU group AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 (4)
5 Generation 2
Denverton Architecture Grey Hawk (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen Embedded V3C18I

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom C3508 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C3508 is 1.60 GHz while the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 is at 1.70 GHz (4.15 GHz).

Intel Atom C3508 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
4 Cores 8
4 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.15 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Atom C3508 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Atom C3508 or AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 7
-- Shader 448
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom C3508 can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Atom C3508 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
DDR4-1866 Memory LPDDR4X-3200, DDR4-3200
256 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
8.00 MB L2 Cache 4.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 20
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 19.7 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom C3508 is 11.5 W, while the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom C3508 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
11.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 10 W
-- TDP down 25 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom C3508 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 12.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom C3508 Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1310 Socket FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q4/2020
86 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom C3508 (21%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom C3508 (9%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
250 (21%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
8C 16T @ 4.15 GHz
1210 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
660 (9%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
8C 16T @ 1.70 GHz
7244 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
215 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
8C 16T @ 4.15 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
711 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
8C 16T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Atom C3508 Intel Atom C3508
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.60 GHz
1433 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom C3508 AMD Ryzen Embedded V2718
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