i5-6350HQ vs Atom x5-Z8500

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-6350HQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2618	1700
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	no data	5.63
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Skylake-H (2015−2016)
Release date	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$306

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-6350HQ 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.44 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	23
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-6350HQ 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	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-6350HQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Response	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-6350HQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-6350HQ are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-6350HQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics	Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Max video memory	8 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	900 MHz
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-6350HQ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-6350HQ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-6350HQ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Core i5-6350HQ.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	2	16
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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.81	2.78
Integrated graphics card	0.77	4.77
Recency	2 March 2015	2 January 2016

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