Atom x5-Z8330 vs Athlon II M340

General info

Comparing Athlon II M340 and Atom x5-Z8330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2725	2723
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon II	5x Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Caspian (2009)	Airmont (2015−2016)
Release date	10 September 2009 (14 years ago)	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price	$155	no data

Technical specs

Athlon II M340 and Atom x5-Z8330 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	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	1.92 GHz
Bus support	3200 MHz	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II M340 and Atom x5-Z8330 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	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	Socket S1 (S1g3)	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M340 and Atom x5-Z8330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization, DDR2 400 MHz Memory Controller	no data
AES-NI	no data	+
PowerNow	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Athlon II M340 and Atom x5-Z8330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Identity Protection

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M340 and Atom x5-Z8330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3L-RS 1600
Maximum memory size	no data	2 GB
Max memory channels	no data	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Graphics max frequency	no data	500 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II M340 and Atom x5-Z8330 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II M340 and Atom x5-Z8330.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	10 September 2009	8 February 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm

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