Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Atom x5-Z8300
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 3600XT outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by a whopping 2088% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3159 | 849 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 15.03 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.87 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 March 2015 (10 years ago) | 7 July 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $249 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 5 3600XT 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.44 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.84 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 5 3600XT 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 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 5 3600XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 5 3600XT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 5 3600XT are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 5 3600XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz) | - |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 500 MHz | - |
| Execution Units | 12 | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 5 3600XT integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 5 3600XT integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 5 3600XT.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 1 | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.48 | 10.50 |
| Recency | 2 March 2015 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Ryzen 5 3600XT has a 2087.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom x5-Z8300 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3600XT is a desktop one.
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