Athlon 3000G vs Atom x5-Z8500

Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8500
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.78
Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.82
+262%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by a whopping 262% 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 the ranking26251672
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.27
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series5x Intel AtomAMD Athlon
Power efficiencyno data7.63
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date2 March 2015 (9 years ago)21 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.44 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data35
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2?
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketUTFCBGA1380AM4
Power consumption (TDP)no data35 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-+
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no 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+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB?
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD GraphicsAMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Max video memory8 GBno data
Graphics max frequency600 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no 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 1.43840x2160no data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes26
USB revision3.0no data
Number of USB ports3no 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-Z8500 0.78
Athlon 3000G 2.82
+262%

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-Z8500 1236
Athlon 3000G 4484
+263%

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.

Atom x5-Z8500 171
Athlon 3000G 956
+459%

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.

Atom x5-Z8500 500
Athlon 3000G 1958
+292%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 2.82
Integrated graphics card 0.77 2.98
Recency 2 March 2015 21 November 2019
Physical cores 4 2

Atom x5-Z8500 has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has a 261.5% higher aggregate performance score, 287% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 4 years.

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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