i5-14600K vs Atom x5-Z8330
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-14600K outperforms Atom x5-Z8330 by a whopping 4678% 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 | 3152 | 296 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 65.66 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.43 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Airmont (2016) | Raptor Lake-R (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 8 February 2016 (9 years ago) | 17 October 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $319 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-14600K 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 6 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 1.44 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.92 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-14600K 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 | no data | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-14600K. 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 | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| SIPP | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-14600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-14600K are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-14600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-RS 1600 | DDR4, DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 500 MHz | 1.55 GHz |
| Execution Units | 12 | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-14600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-14600K.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 1 | 20 |
| 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 | 0.46 | 21.98 |
| Recency | 8 February 2016 | 17 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 14 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
i5-14600K has a 4678.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 250% more physical cores and 400% more threads.
The Intel Core i5-14600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom x5-Z8330 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom x5-Z8330 is a notebook processor while Core i5-14600K is a desktop one.
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