Atom N270 vs x5-Z8300

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8300
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.51
+467%
Atom N270
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.09

Atom x5-Z8300 outperforms Atom N270 by a whopping 467% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8300 and Atom N270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28773395
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series5x Intel AtomIntel Atom
Power efficiencyno data3.41
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)DiamondVille (2008−2009)
Release date2 March 2015 (9 years ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$44

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8300 and Atom N270 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.44 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.84 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cacheno data56 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data25.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data47 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8300 and Atom N270 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketUTFCBGA592PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)no data2.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Atom N270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8300 and Atom N270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Boot+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Atom N270 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Atom N270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size2 GB8 GB
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth12.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)-
Max video memory2 GB-
Graphics max frequency500 MHz-
Execution Units12-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8300 and Atom N270 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Atom N270 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Atom N270.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes1no data
USB revision3.0no 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.

Atom x5-Z8300 0.51
+467%
Atom N270 0.09

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 817
+501%
Atom N270 136

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 942
+74.1%
Atom N270 541

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 2934
+253%
Atom N270 830

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 1691
+250%
Atom N270 483

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 x5-Z8300 36.4
+246%
Atom N270 126

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 0.09
Recency 2 March 2015 2 April 2008
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm

Atom x5-Z8300 has a 466.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Atom x5-Z8300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N270 in performance tests.


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