Atom x5-Z8350 vs Athlon 240GE
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 240GE outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a whopping 409% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 240GE and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1665 | 2821 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.42 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon | 5x Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 7.71 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 21 December 2018 (5 years ago) | 8 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon 240GE and Atom x5-Z8350 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.44 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 1.92 GHz |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 240GE and Atom x5-Z8350 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | UTFCBGA592 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and Atom x5-Z8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Athlon 240GE and Atom x5-Z8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and Atom x5-Z8350 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | 4 GB |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | Intel HD Graphics |
| Max video memory | no data | 2 GB |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 500 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 240GE and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 240GE and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 1920x1080 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and Atom x5-Z8350.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 1 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.85 | 0.56 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.98 | 0.77 |
| Recency | 21 December 2018 | 8 February 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
Athlon 240GE has a 408.9% higher aggregate performance score, 287% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 2 years.
Atom x5-Z8350, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.
The Athlon 240GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 240GE is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8350 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 240GE and Atom x5-Z8350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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