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Intel Atom x5-Z8350 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8300

Intel Atom x5-Z8350

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The Intel Atom x5-Z8350 is a power efficient quad-core SoC for Windows and Android devices (tablets and convertibles), which has been presented in February 2016. It is clocked at 1.44 - 1.92 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-Z8350 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. Compared to the older x5-Z8300, the Z8350 offers 80 MHz higher boost clock and therefore a similar performance. See our X5-Z8300 site for detailed benchmarks.

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.

Intel Atom x5-Z8550

► remove from comparison Intel Z8550

The Intel Atom x5-Z8550 is a power efficient quad-core SoC for Windows and Android devices (tablets and convertibles), which has been presented in February 2016. It is clocked at 1.44 - 2.4 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). Compared to the previous year x5-Z8500, the boost clock speed gained 160 MHz (from 2.24 to 2.4 GHz).

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 may lead to a better utilization of the CPU Burst (alias Turbo Boost) and therefore a somewhat higher performance in certain situations.

Performance

Compared to the Atom x7-Z8700, the Atom x5-Z8550 offers a similar boost speed and should therefore perform on a similar level. Compared to ARM-based SoCs it should offer a similar performance as a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (CPU wise). 

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

Graphics

The HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) was renamed to Intel HD Graphics 400 in this generation. It is still 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 600 MHz, the GPU is about twice as fast as the HD Graphics (Bay Trail) and will handle older and less demandig Windows games (e.g. Counter-Strike: GO) in very low settings at decent frame rates. The GPU also supports 4K/H.265 video acceleration.

Compared to ARM SoCs, the HD Graphics offers a performance similar to the 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.

Intel Atom x5-Z8300

► remove from comparison 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.

ModelIntel Atom x5-Z8350Intel Atom x5-Z8550Intel Atom x5-Z8300
SeriesIntel Atom x5Intel Atom x5Intel Atom x5
CodenameCherry TrailCherry TrailCherry Trail
Series: Atom x5 Cherry Trail
Intel Atom x5-Z85501.44 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z85001.44 - 2.24 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 « 1.44 - 1.92 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z83001.44 - 1.84 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-E80001.04 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 « 1.44 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z85001.44 - 2.24 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z83501.44 - 1.92 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z83001.44 - 1.84 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-E80001.04 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z85501.44 - 2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z85001.44 - 2.24 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z83501.44 - 1.92 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-Z8300 « 1.44 - 1.84 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-E80001.04 - 2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Clock1440 - 1920 MHz1440 - 2400 MHz1440 - 1840 MHz
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB2 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 44 / 4
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
max. Temp.90 °C90 °C90 °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 2.0Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail, 200 - 600 MHz), Wireless Display, AES-NI, max. 8 GB Dual-Channel LPDDR3-1600 (25,6 GB/s), 3x USB 3.0, 2x PCIe 2.0Intel 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
iGPUIntel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) (200 - 600 MHz)Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

134 Points (1%)
36 Points (11%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 Z8350 +
1.2 Points (2%)
99%
1 Z8300 +
1.2 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 Z8350 +
0.4 Points (9%)
97%
1 Z8300 +
0.4 Points (9%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 Z8350 +
min: 817     avg: 901     median: 902.5 (5%)     max: 999 Points
104%
1 Z8300 +
min: 855     avg: 920     median: 942 (6%)     max: 951 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 Z8350 +
min: 2575     avg: 2939     median: 2978.5 (2%)     max: 3130 Points
99%
1 Z8300 +
min: 2135     avg: 2831     median: 2934 (2%)     max: 2975 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 Z8350 +
1108 s (13%)
99%
1 Z8300 +
1150 s (14%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 Z8350 +
36.2 s (7%)
100%
1 Z8300 +
36.4 s (7%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 Z8300 +
780 Points (1%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 6.9     avg: 7     median: 7 (2%)     max: 7.05 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 35     avg: 35.7     median: 35.7 (8%)     max: 36.4 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
100%
1 Z8300 +
0.4 fps (1%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 0.086     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.0869 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 Z8300 +
0.1 GB/s (2%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 0.578     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (2%)     max: 0.618 GB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 1372     avg: 1594     median: 1691 (4%)     max: 1718 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 Z8300 +
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 *
100%
1 Z8300 +
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 *
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 2129     avg: 2191     median: 2191 (10%)     max: 2253 s
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 987     avg: 1267     median: 1313 (4%)     max: 1418 Points
1737 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 Z8350 +
12990 Points (11%)
86%
1 Z8300 +
min: 9720     avg: 11108     median: 11107.5 (9%)     max: 12495 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 8436     avg: 12570     median: 14078 (12%)     max: 15195 Points
13056 Points (11%)
min: 12054     avg: 13586     median: 13575.5 (11%)     max: 15139 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 929     avg: 1036     median: 1071 (3%)     max: 1109 Points
1369 Points (3%)
min: 900     avg: 1161     median: 988 (2%)     max: 1766 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 Z8350 +
1588 Points (3%)
85%
1 Z8300 +
min: 1276     avg: 1355     median: 1355 (2%)     max: 1434 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
1126 Points (13%)
1520 Points (18%)
min: 1086     avg: 1154     median: 1154 (14%)     max: 1222 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
1151 Points (13%)
1642 Points (19%)
1210 Points (14%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 Z8350 +
min: 880     avg: 903     median: 903 (9%)     max: 926 Points
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 Z8350 +
min: 2296     avg: 2393     median: 2393 (3%)     max: 2490 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 836     avg: 888     median: 890.5 (12%)     max: 934 Points
1025 Points (14%)
min: 805     avg: 877     median: 886.5 (12%)     max: 930 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 1980     avg: 2227     median: 2264.5 (6%)     max: 2399 Points
3118 Points (8%)
min: 856     avg: 1854     median: 2129.5 (5%)     max: 2300 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 Z8350 +
min: 2130     avg: 2247     median: 2289 (4%)     max: 2332 Points
96%
1 Z8300 +
min: 2157     avg: 2198     median: 2186.5 (4%)     max: 2261 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 Z8350 +
min: 709     avg: 755     median: 760 (15%)     max: 796 Points
99%
1 Z8300 +
min: 743     avg: 753     median: 750 (15%)     max: 767 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 Z8300 +
2352 Points (4%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 Z8300 +
809 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 2187     avg: 2256     median: 2256 (18%)     max: 2325 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 1915     avg: 1951     median: 1951 (18%)     max: 1987 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 2618     avg: 2626     median: 2625.5 (5%)     max: 2633 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 2610     avg: 2647     median: 2646.5 (5%)     max: 2683 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 2431     avg: 2461     median: 2460.5 (6%)     max: 2490 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 5047     avg: 5908     median: 5630 (7%)     max: 7230 ms
4419 ms (5%)
min: 5089     avg: 5550     median: 5707 (7%)     max: 5895 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 491.8     avg: 506     median: 505.2 (6%)     max: 522 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 4722     avg: 6393     median: 6494 (6%)     max: 7265 Points
8060 Points (7%)
min: 6177     avg: 6374     median: 6373.5 (6%)     max: 6531 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
58565 Points (20%)
88989 Points (30%)
min: 57914     avg: 61778     median: 61777.5 (21%)     max: 65641 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score 2.0
100%
1 Z8350 +
3376 Points (22%)
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
4671 Points (23%)
4504 Points (23%)
min: 4885     avg: 5059     median: 5059 (25%)     max: 5233 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8350 → 100% n=13

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8550 → 125% n=13

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8300 → 99% n=13

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