i5-13600K vs Atom x5-Z8500

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8500
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.78
Core i5-13600K
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
23.84
+2956%

Core i5-13600K outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by a whopping 2956% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-13600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2640215
Place by popularitynot in top-1006
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.81
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series5x Intel AtomIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data18.04
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date2 March 2015 (9 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$319

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-13600K 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed1.44 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-13600K 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
SocketUTFCBGA1380FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)no data125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-13600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-13600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-13600K 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 i5-13600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 600 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 770
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency600 MHz1.5 GHz
Execution Units1232

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-13600K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x21604096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP2560x16005120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-13600K 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 i5-13600K.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes220
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
i5-13600K 23.84
+2956%

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
i5-13600K 37868
+2964%

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 167
i5-13600K 2695
+1514%

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 463
i5-13600K 15101
+3162%

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-Z8500 1166
i5-13600K 10755
+822%

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-Z8500 3563
i5-13600K 68880
+1833%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Atom x5-Z8500 1991
i5-13600K 17627
+785%

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-Z8500 1
i5-13600K 42
+3104%

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-Z8500 107
i5-13600K 3642
+3320%

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-Z8500 36
i5-13600K 288
+710%

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-Z8500 0.43
i5-13600K 3.47
+707%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Atom x5-Z8500 0.6
i5-13600K 19.1
+2884%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Atom x5-Z8500 872
i5-13600K 10967
+1158%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Atom x5-Z8500 7
i5-13600K 199
+2653%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Atom x5-Z8500 37
i5-13600K 388
+960%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 23.84
Integrated graphics card 0.77 6.16
Recency 2 March 2015 27 September 2022
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 4 20

i5-13600K has a 2956.4% higher aggregate performance score, 700% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, and 250% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

The Core i5-13600K 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 Core i5-13600K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-13600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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