Athlon 3000G vs Atom x5-Z8500
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 3000G outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by a whopping 263% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2517 | 1584 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 11.01 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | AMD Athlon |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2016) | Zen+ (2018−2020) |
| Release date | 2 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 21 November 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $49 |
| Current price | $191 | $110 (2.2x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.44 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.24 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 209.78 mm2? |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | UTFCBGA1380 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G 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-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G 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-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 64 GB? |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 600 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3840x2160 | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 2 | 6 |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 3 | 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.
Athlon 3000G outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 263% 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%
Athlon 3000G outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 263% 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%
Athlon 3000G outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 462% 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%
Athlon 3000G outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 302% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.80 | 2.90 |
| Recency | 2 March 2015 | 21 November 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom x5-Z8500 is a notebook processor while Athlon 3000G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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