Pentium Gold 5405U vs Atom x5-Z8350

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8350
2016
4 cores / 4 threads
0.56
Pentium Gold 5405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.48
+164%

Pentium Gold 5405U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a whopping 164% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28372166
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series5x Intel AtomIntel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiencyno data9.34
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date8 February 2016 (8 years ago)23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.44 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.92 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketUTFCBGA592FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types4 GBDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size2 GB64 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory2 GB32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency500 MHz950 MHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x10804096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes112
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-Z8350 0.56
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.48
+164%

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.

Atom x5-Z8350 892
Pentium Gold 5405U 2357
+164%

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.

Atom x5-Z8350 903
Pentium Gold 5405U 3561
+295%

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.

Atom x5-Z8350 2979
Pentium Gold 5405U 7886
+165%

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.

Atom x5-Z8350 36.2
Pentium Gold 5405U 22.53
+60.7%

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.

Atom x5-Z8350 1
Pentium Gold 5405U 3
+122%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Atom x5-Z8350 97
Pentium Gold 5405U 233
+140%

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.

Atom x5-Z8350 28
Pentium Gold 5405U 93
+231%

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.

Atom x5-Z8350 0.36
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.06
+194%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 1.48
Integrated graphics card 0.77 5.58
Recency 8 February 2016 23 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2

Atom x5-Z8350 has 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold 5405U, on the other hand, has a 164.3% higher aggregate performance score, 624.7% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 2 years.

The Pentium Gold 5405U is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium Gold 5405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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