Pentium Dual Core T4200 vs Atom x5-Z8300

Place in performance ranking	2754	2572
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	Intel Pentium Dual Core
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2016)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Current price	$197	$79

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8300 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.44 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.84 GHz	2 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	107 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8300 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 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)	no data
Socket	UTFCBGA592	PG478
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Pentium Dual Core T4200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
AMT	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8300 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 are enumerated here.

VT-x

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Pentium Dual Core T4200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics	no data
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8300 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4

1920x1080

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Pentium Dual Core T4200.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	1	no data
USB revision	3.0	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.

Atom x5-Z8300 0.53

Pentium Dual T4200 0.74
+39.6%

Pentium Dual Core T4200 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 40% 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

Pentium Dual T4200 1149
+41.2%

Pentium Dual Core T4200 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 41% in Passmark.

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

Pentium Dual T4200 2013
+114%

Pentium Dual Core T4200 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 114% 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

Pentium Dual T4200 3801
+29.6%

Pentium Dual Core T4200 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 30% 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
+3.4%

Pentium Dual T4200 1636

Atom x5-Z8300 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by 3% 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
+7.9%

Pentium Dual T4200 39.27

Pentium Dual Core T4200 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 8% in wPrime 32.