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Intel Atom x5-Z8300

Intel Z8300

The Intel Atom x5-Z8300 is a power efficient quad-core SoC for Windows and Android devices (tablets and convertibles), which has been presented in March 2015. It is clocked at 1.44 - 1.84 GHz and part of the Cherry Trail platform. Thanks to its new 14 nanometer low-power process (P1273) with tri-gate transistors, energy efficiency has been significantly improved over its predecessor Bay Trail-T (e.g. Atom Z3795). In addition to the CPU cores, the SoC offers a DirectX 11.2-capable GPU as well as a LPDDR3 Memory Controller (2x 64 bit, 25.6 GB/s).

Architecture

The processor cores are based on the Airmont architecture, which is basically a slightly modified shrink of the previous Silvermont core. While performance per clock has not been improved, the more efficient 14 nm process leads to a better utilization of the CPU Burst (alias Turbo Boost) and a therefore somewhat higher overall performance.

Performance

Compared to the Atom x5-Z8500, the Atom x5-Z8300 is clocked slightly lower and therefore about 10 percent slower. However, the x5 still beats many ARM-based SoCs and offers a performance similar to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

Using Windows, the chip is adequate for simple everyday tasks such as light browsing or Office, but not for complex software or modern games.

Graphics

The HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) is based on the Intel Gen8 architecture, which supports DirectX 11.2 and is also found in the Broadwell series (e.g. HD Graphics 5300). With 12 EUs (Execution Units) and a clock speed of up to 500 MHz, the GPU is significantly faster as the HD Graphics (Bay Trail) and can handle at least some older and less demandig Windows games in very low settings. The GPU also supports 4K/H.265 video acceleration.

Compared to ARM SoCs, the HD Graphics offers a performance sligthly below a Qualcomm Adreno 330 or PowerVR G6430.

Power Consumption

The entire SoC is rated at an SDP of 2 watts, which indicates a TDP of less than 4 watts. Thus, the chip can be used in passively cooled tablets.

SeriesIntel Atom x5
CodenameCherry Trail

Series: Atom x5 Cherry Trail

Intel Atom x5-Z8550 compare1.44 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z8500 compare1.44 - 2.24 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 compare1.44 - 1.92 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z8300 « 1.44 - 1.84 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-E8000 compare1.04 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Clock Rate1440 - 1840 MHz
Level 2 Cache2 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 4
Manufacturing Technology14 nm
Max. Temperature90 °C
FeaturesIntel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail, 200 - 500 MHz), Wireless Display, AES-NI, max. 2 GB Single-Channel DDR3L-RS-1600 (12,8 GB/s), USB 3.0, 1x PCIe 2.0
GPUIntel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date03/02/2015
Product Link (external)Intel Atom x5 Z8300

Benchmarks

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 2135     avg: 2831     median: 2934 (2%)     max: 2975 points
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 35     avg: 35.7     median: 35.7 (8%)     max: 36.4 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
0.4 fps (1%)
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TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.086     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (3%)     max: 0.0869 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 0.578     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (2%)     max: 0.618 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 1372     avg: 1594     median: 1691 (4%)     max: 1718 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 45.3     avg: 47.1     median: 47.1 (10%)     max: 48.92 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 99.4     avg: 102     median: 102 (4%)     max: 104.5 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 2129     avg: 2191     median: 2191 (10%)     max: 2253 s
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 12054     avg: 13586     median: 13575.5 (11%)     max: 15139 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 1276     avg: 1355     median: 1355 (2%)     max: 1434 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 5089     avg: 5550     median: 5707 (7%)     max: 5895 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 6177     avg: 6374     median: 6373.5 (6%)     max: 6531 Points
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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