i5-10210Y vs Atom x5-Z8500

Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8500
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.78
Core i5-10210Y
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 7 Watt
2.83
+263%

Core i5-10210Y outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by a whopping 263% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-10210Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26231671
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series5x Intel AtomIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiencyno data29.63
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Comet Lake-Y (2019)
Release date2 March 2015 (9 years ago)21 August 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-10210Y 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.44 GHz1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz4 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-10210Y 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
SocketUTFCBGA1380UTFCBGA1377
Power consumption (TDP)no data7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-10210Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-10210Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-10210Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-10210Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s33.33 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memory8 GB16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency600 MHz1.05 GHz
Execution Units1224

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-10210Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-10210Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x21604096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP2560x16003840 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-10210Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-10210Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes210
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
i5-10210Y 2.83
+263%

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
i5-10210Y 4475
+262%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 2.83
Recency 2 March 2015 21 August 2019
Threads 4 8

i5-10210Y has a 262.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more threads.

The Core i5-10210Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8500 in performance tests.


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