Atom x5-Z8350 vs Athlon X4 880K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 880K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.30
+311%

Athlon X4 880K outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a whopping 311% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 880K and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17992823
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency2.29no data
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release dateDecember 2015 (8 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 880K 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed4 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz1.92 GHz
L1 cache256Kno data
L2 cache4 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 880K 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2+UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)95 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 880K 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 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Athlon X4 880K and Atom x5-Z8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Bootno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 880K and Atom x5-Z8350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 880K and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-21334 GB
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 880K and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 880K and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 880K and Atom x5-Z8350.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes161
USB revisionno data3.0

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.

Athlon X4 880K 2.30
+311%
Atom x5-Z8350 0.56

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.

Athlon X4 880K 3659
+310%
Atom x5-Z8350 892

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 880K 598
+340%
Atom x5-Z8350 136

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 880K 1855
+401%
Atom x5-Z8350 370

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.30 0.56
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Athlon X4 880K has a 310.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom x5-Z8350, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon X4 880K is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 880K is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8350 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 880K and Atom x5-Z8350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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