M-5Y10 vs Atom Z500

Place in the ranking	3295	2447
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Core M
Power efficiency	23.17	19.39
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Broadwell-Y (2014)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	5 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom Z500 and Core M-5Y10 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	4
Base clock speed	no data	0.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.8 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	FSB	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	400 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	8	8
L1 cache	56 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	24.18 mm²	50 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	1300 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.80 -1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z500 and Core M-5Y10 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
Socket	PBGA441	FCBGA1234
Power consumption (TDP)	0.65 Watt	4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Core M-5Y10. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z500 and Core M-5Y10 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z500 and Core M-5Y10 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z500 and Core M-5Y10. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel HD Graphics 5300
Max video memory	-	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	800 MHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z500 and Core M-5Y10 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	-	3
eDP	-	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom Z500 and Core M-5Y10 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	2560x1600@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom Z500 and Core M-5Y10 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	11.2/12
OpenGL	-	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z500 and Core M-5Y10.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

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.

Atom Z500 0.16

M-5Y10 1.03
+544%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Atom Z500 115

M-5Y10 30.92
+272%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.16	1.03
Recency	2 April 2008	5 September 2014
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm

M-5Y10 has a 543.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core M-5Y10 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z500 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z500 and Core M-5Y10, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.