Ryzen 5 5500U vs Atom x5-Z8350
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a whopping 1355% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom x5-Z8350 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2708 | 844 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 17 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2016) | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) |
| Release date | 8 February 2016 (8 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Current price | $165 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8350 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.92 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8350 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| SIPP | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8350 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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-Z8350 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | 4 GB | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | 64 GB |
| 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 Compare | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| 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 Ryzen 5 5500U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Ryzen 5 5500U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Ryzen 5 5500U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 1 | 12 |
| 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.
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.
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 1355% 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%
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 1365% 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%
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 859% 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%
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 1140% 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%
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 489% 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%
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 821% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
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-Z8350 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 482% 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%
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 867% 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%
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 1186% 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%
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 532% 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%
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 453% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 8.44 |
| Recency | 8 February 2016 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
The Ryzen 5 5500U 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 Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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