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Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Intel Atom x5-E8000 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8300

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-E8000

► remove from comparison Intel E8000

The Intel Atom x5-E8000 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 1.04 - 2 GHz (single core boost) 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-Z8350, the Atom x5-E8000 offers a similar boost clock but a much lower base speed. However, the x5 still beats many ARM-based SoCs and offers a performance similar to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801. The newer Celeron N3350 offers a similar multi-core CPU performance in our benchmarks but has a faster graphics card.

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 a TDP of 5 Watts and 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-Z8550Intel Atom x5-E8000Intel Atom x5-Z8300
SeriesIntel Atom x5Intel Atom x5Intel Atom x5
CodenameCherry TrailCherry TrailCherry Trail
Series: Atom x5 Cherry Trail
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-Z83001.44 - 1.84 GHz4 / 4 cores
Intel Atom x5-E8000 « 1.04 - 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 - 2400 MHz1040 - 2000 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 - 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 2.0Intel 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 400 (Braswell) (200 - 600 MHz)Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (320 MHz)Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com
TDP5 Watt
$39 U.S.

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
134 Points (1%)
94 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
36 Points (11%)
27 Points (8%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 Z8300 +
1.2 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 Z8300 +
0.4 Points (9%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 E8000 +
910 Points (5%)
104%
1 Z8300 +
min: 855     avg: 920     median: 942 (6%)     max: 951 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 E8000 +
3219 Points (2%)
91%
1 Z8300 +
min: 2135     avg: 2831     median: 2934 (2%)     max: 2975 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 E8000 +
1168 s (14%)
100%
1 Z8300 +
1150 s (14%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 E8000 +
34.6 s (7%)
100%
1 Z8300 +
36.4 s (7%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 E8000 +
588 Points (1%)
133%
1 Z8300 +
780 Points (1%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
100%
1 E8000 +
4432 MIPS (3%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
1 E8000 +
1286 MIPS (15%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 E8000 +
7.6 fps (3%)
92%
1 Z8300 +
min: 6.9     avg: 7     median: 7 (2%)     max: 7.05 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 E8000 +
36.7 fps (8%)
97%
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 E8000 +
0.1 GB/s (0%)
96%
1 Z8300 +
min: 0.086     avg: 0.1     median: 0.1 (0%)     max: 0.0869 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 E8000 +
0.1 GB/s (2%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 E8000 +
0.5 GB/s (1%)
110%
1 Z8300 +
min: 0.578     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (2%)     max: 0.618 GB/s
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
1 E8000 +
7714 Seconds (54%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 E8000 +
1704 Points (4%)
99%
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 E8000 +
45.9 s (10%)
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 E8000 +
101.1 s (4%)
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 E8000 +
2249 s (10%)
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 2129     avg: 2191     median: 2191 (10%)     max: 2253 s
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
1737 Points (5%)
1494 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 9720     avg: 11108     median: 11107.5 (9%)     max: 12495 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 Z8550 +
13056 Points (11%)
104%
1 Z8300 +
min: 12054     avg: 13586     median: 13575.5 (11%)     max: 15139 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
1369 Points (3%)
1122 Points (3%)
min: 900     avg: 1161     median: 988 (2%)     max: 1766 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 1276     avg: 1355     median: 1355 (2%)     max: 1434 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 Z8550 +
1520 Points (18%)
76%
1 Z8300 +
min: 1086     avg: 1154     median: 1154 (14%)     max: 1222 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 Z8550 +
1642 Points (19%)
74%
1 Z8300 +
1210 Points (14%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 E8000 +
957 Points (10%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 E8000 +
2808 Points (3%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1025 Points (14%)
934 Points (13%)
min: 805     avg: 877     median: 886.5 (12%)     max: 930 Points
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
3118 Points (8%)
2532 Points (6%)
min: 856     avg: 1854     median: 2129.5 (5%)     max: 2300 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 Z8300 +
min: 2157     avg: 2198     median: 2186.5 (4%)     max: 2261 Points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
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 *
100%
1 Z8550 +
4419 ms (5%)
98%
1 Z8300 +
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
100%
1 Z8550 +
8060 Points (7%)
79%
1 Z8300 +
min: 6177     avg: 6374     median: 6373.5 (6%)     max: 6531 Points
AnTuTu v6 - AnTuTu v6 Total Score
100%
1 Z8550 +
88989 Points (30%)
69%
1 Z8300 +
min: 57914     avg: 61778     median: 61777.5 (21%)     max: 65641 Points
PCMark for Android - PCM f. Android Work Score
100%
1 Z8550 +
4504 Points (23%)
112%
1 Z8300 +
min: 4885     avg: 5059     median: 5059 (25%)     max: 5233 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8550 → 100% n=6

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom x5-E8000 → 81% n=6

Average Benchmarks Intel Atom x5-Z8300 → 73% n=6

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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