Z-01 vs Atom x5-Z8500

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8500 and Z-01 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2589	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Desna (2011)
Release date	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8500 and Z-01 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	2
Base clock speed	1.44 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Die size	no data	75 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8500 and Z-01 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
Socket	UTFCBGA1380	FT1
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Z-01. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A, AMD-V
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8500 and Z-01 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 Z-01 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 Z-01. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 Single-channel
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 6250
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 Z-01 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Z-01 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 Z-01.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	2	no data
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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2015	1 June 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm

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