Celeron M 550 vs Atom x5-Z8350

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8350 and Celeron M 550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2818	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	Celeron M
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8350 and Celeron M 550 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	1.44 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.92 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	533 MHz
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8350 and Celeron M 550 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	30 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Celeron M 550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8350 and Celeron M 550 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-Z8350 and Celeron M 550 are enumerated here.

VT-x

+

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Celeron M 550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	4 GB	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-Z8350 and Celeron M 550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Celeron M 550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4

1920x1080

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Celeron M 550.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm

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