Ryzen 7 5800X vs Atom x5-E8000
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by a whopping 2856% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 7 5800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2686 | 316 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 84 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 41.83 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2016) | Vermeer (Zen 3) |
| Release date | 8 February 2016 (8 years ago) | 5 November 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $39 | $449 |
| Current price | $340 (8.7x MSRP) | $321 (0.7x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 7 5800X 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.04 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 7 5800X 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 | no data | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 7 5800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 7 5800X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 7 5800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 7 5800X.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no data |
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.
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 2856% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 2857% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 1098% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 1619% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 651% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 1315% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 832% in 3DMark06 CPU.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
Atom x5-E8000 outperforms Ryzen 7 5800X by 1037% in wPrime 32.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 2675% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 883% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
TrueCrypt AES
TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 2627% in TrueCrypt AES.
WinRAR 4.0
WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 2554% in WinRAR 4.0.
x264 encoding pass 2
x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 1908% in x264 encoding pass 2.
x264 encoding pass 1
x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by 823% in x264 encoding pass 1.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.61 | 18.03 |
| Recency | 8 February 2016 | 5 November 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Cost | $39 | $449 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 5 Watt | 105 Watt |
The Ryzen 7 5800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-E8000 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom x5-E8000 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 5800X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-E8000 and Ryzen 7 5800X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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