Ryzen 9 5950X vs Atom x5-Z8300

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8300
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.53
Ryzen 9 5950X
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
29.52
+5470%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by a whopping 5470% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2751137
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.24
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series5x Intel AtomAMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2016)Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date2 March 2015 (9 years ago)5 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799
Current price$197 $704 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads432
Base clock speed1.44 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.84 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB64 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno dataCPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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
SocketUTFCBGA592AM4
Power consumption (TDP)no data105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 9 5950X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Boot+no data
Identity Protection+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 9 5950X are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size2 GB128 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics-
Max video memory2 GB-
Graphics max frequency500 MHz-
Execution Units12-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 9 5950X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version2.04.0
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
Ryzen 9 5950X 29.52
+5470%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 5470% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 45654
+5509%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 5509% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 2191
+1585%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 1585% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 12115
+3294%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 3294% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 6690
+610%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 610% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 56641
+1830%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 1830% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 17657
+944%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 944% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 4.23
+761%

Atom x5-Z8300 outperforms Ryzen 9 5950X by 761% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 48
+3988%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 3988% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 4324
+4500%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 4500% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 267
+887%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 887% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 3.08
+780%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 780% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 26
+4233%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 4233% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 12736
+1533%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 1533% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 212
+2937%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 2937% 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
Ryzen 9 5950X 330
+824%

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 824% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 29.52
Recency 2 March 2015 5 November 2020
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 4 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

The Ryzen 9 5950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom x5-Z8300 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 5950X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 9 5950X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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