i3-10105 vs Atom x5-Z8550

Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8550
2016
4 cores / 4 threads
0.72
Core i3-10105
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.39
+649%

Core i3-10105 outperforms Atom x5-Z8550 by a whopping 649% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26851158
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data21.45
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data7.85
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date8 February 2016 (8 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.44 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105 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
SocketUTFCBGA1380FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory8 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency600 MHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units12no data
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x21604096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP2560x16004096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes216
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-Z8550 0.72
i3-10105 5.39
+649%

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
i3-10105 8562
+648%

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
i3-10105 1479
+770%

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 487
i3-10105 4329
+789%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 5.39
Recency 8 February 2016 16 March 2021
Threads 4 8

i3-10105 has a 648.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-10105 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8550 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom x5-Z8550 is a notebook processor while Core i3-10105 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-10105, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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