i3-6167U vs Atom x5-Z8550
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-6167U outperforms Atom x5-Z8550 by a whopping 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2964 | 2192 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.15 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.69 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 8 February 2016 (9 years ago) | 1 September 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $304 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-6167U 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 | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | OPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 27 |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-6167U 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 | FCBGA1356 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-6167U. 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) | + | + |
| eDRAM | no data | 64 MB |
| My WiFi | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Smart Response | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-6167U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Boot | + | 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-Z8550 and Core i3-6167U 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-Z8550 and Core i3-6167U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 32 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 | Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) (200 - 600 MHz) | Intel Iris Graphics 550 |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 600 MHz | 1 GHz |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-6167U 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-Z8550 and Core i3-6167U 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 |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Core i3-6167U 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-Z8550 and Core i3-6167U.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 2 | 12 |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 3 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.65 | 1.77 |
| Integrated graphics card | 0.39 | 3.26 |
| Recency | 8 February 2016 | 1 September 2015 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
Atom x5-Z8550 has an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores.
i3-6167U, on the other hand, has a 172.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 735.9% faster integrated GPU.
The Intel Core i3-6167U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom x5-Z8550 in performance tests.
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