Processor U300 vs Atom Z530
Aggregate performance score
Processor U300 outperforms Atom Z530 by a whopping 4870% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3652 | 1393 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 17.97 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Raptor Lake-U |
| Power efficiency | 4.88 | 35.60 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Raptor Lake-U (2023) |
| Release date | 2 April 2008 (17 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $95 | $193 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Atom Z530 and Processor U300 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) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 533.33 MT/s | 55 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 24.18 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 47 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 0.75 -1.1V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z530 and Processor U300 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 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z530 and Processor U300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom Z530 and Processor U300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z530 and Processor U300 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z530 and Processor U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1100 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z530 and Processor U300.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.10 | 4.97 |
| Recency | 2 April 2008 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 5 |
| Threads | 2 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 15 Watt |
Atom Z530 has 650% lower power consumption.
Processor U300, on the other hand, has a 4870% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 400% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Processor U300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z530 in performance tests.
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