Atom x5-Z8350 vs x5-Z8550

Place in the ranking	2704	2837
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	5x Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x5-Z8350 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	1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.92 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x5-Z8350 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	UTFCBGA592

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x5-Z8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x5-Z8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Boot	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x5-Z8350 are enumerated here.

VT-x

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	4 GB
Maximum memory size	8 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) (200 - 600 MHz)	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)
Max video memory	8 GB	2 GB
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	500 MHz
Execution Units	12	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160	1920x1080
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x5-Z8350.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	2	1
USB revision	3.0	3.0
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.

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-Z8550 0.72
+28.6%

Atom x5-Z8350 0.56

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-Z8550 1144
+28.3%

Atom x5-Z8350 892

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-Z8550 170
+25%

Atom x5-Z8350 136

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-Z8550 489
+32.5%

Atom x5-Z8350 369

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-Z8550 134
+38.1%

Atom x5-Z8350 97

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-Z8550 36
+28.6%

Atom x5-Z8350 28