Athlon 3000G vs Atom x5-Z8550

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8550 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2687	1672
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.27
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	5x Intel Atom	AMD Athlon
Power efficiency	no data	7.63
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)	7 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8550 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.44 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	no data	PCIe 3.0
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	no data	192 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	209.78 mm2?
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4940 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8550 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	UTFCBGA1380	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8550 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-Z8550 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-Z8550 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB?
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
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-Z8550 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Athlon 3000G 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-Z8550 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	2	6
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	0.72	2.82
Integrated graphics card	0.45	2.98
Recency	8 February 2016	7 November 2019
Physical cores	4	2

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