Core i3-1005G1 vs Atom x5-Z8300

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8300
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.53
Core i3-1005G1
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.19
+502%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by a whopping 502% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-1005G1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking27531530
Place by popularitynot in top-10081
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series5x Intel AtomIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2016)Ice Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date2 March 2015 (9 years ago)1 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281
Current price$197 $451 (1.6x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-1005G1 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.44 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.84 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-1005G1 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
SocketUTFCBGA592FCBGA1526
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-1005G1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-1005G1 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-1005G1 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-1005G1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size2 GB64 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s58.3 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory2 GBno data
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequency500 MHz900 MHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x10804096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-1005G1 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-1005G1.

PCIe version2.03.0
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 0.53
i3-1005G1 3.19
+502%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 502% 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%

Atom x5-Z8300 814
i3-1005G1 4930
+506%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 506% 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%

Atom x5-Z8300 130
i3-1005G1 1282
+886%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 886% 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%

Atom x5-Z8300 357
i3-1005G1 2369
+564%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 564% 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%

Atom x5-Z8300 942
i3-1005G1 6573
+598%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 598% 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%

Atom x5-Z8300 2934
i3-1005G1 14323
+388%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 388% 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%

Atom x5-Z8300 1691
i3-1005G1 5501
+225%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 225% 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-Z8300 36.4
i3-1005G1 13.92
+161%

Atom x5-Z8300 outperforms Core i3-1005G1 by 161% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Atom x5-Z8300 1
i3-1005G1 5
+291%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 291% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

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%

Atom x5-Z8300 94
i3-1005G1 405
+331%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 331% 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%

Atom x5-Z8300 27
i3-1005G1 157
+481%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 481% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Atom x5-Z8300 0.35
i3-1005G1 1.88
+437%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 437% in Cinebench 11.5 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%

Atom x5-Z8300 0.6
i3-1005G1 2.4
+300%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 300% 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%

Atom x5-Z8300 780
i3-1005G1 2624
+236%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 236% 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%

Atom x5-Z8300 7
i3-1005G1 25
+261%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 261% 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%

Atom x5-Z8300 36
i3-1005G1 135
+279%

Core i3-1005G1 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 279% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 3.19
Recency 2 March 2015 1 August 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

The Core i3-1005G1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.


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