N100 vs Atom x5-Z8300

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8300 and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2731	1423
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2016)	no data
Release date	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$197	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8300 and N100 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.44 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.84 GHz	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8300 and N100 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	UTFCBGA592	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
GPIO	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8300 and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Boot	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and N100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	2 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	1	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	750 MHz
Execution Units	12	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8300 and N100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and N100.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	1	9
USB revision	3.0	2.0/3.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

N100 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 577% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.53	3.59
Recency	2 March 2015	1 January 2023

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