Atom x5-Z8350 vs Celeron 3215U
Aggregate performance score
Celeron 3215U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a significant 26% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 3215U and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2581 | 2700 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron | 5x Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Cherry Trail (2016) |
| Release date | 1 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 8 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
| Current price | $256 (2.4x MSRP) | $165 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 3215U 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.44 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 1.92 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1300 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 3215U 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1168 | UTFCBGA592 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3215U and Atom x5-Z8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| TSX | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | no data |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Celeron 3215U and Atom x5-Z8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | + |
| OS Guard | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3215U and Atom x5-Z8350 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3215U and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 4 GB |
| Maximum memory size | 16 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 | Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors | Intel HD Graphics |
| Max video memory | no data | 2 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 850 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 12 |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3215U and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 3215U and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 1920x1080 |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron 3215U and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3215U and Atom x5-Z8350.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 1 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
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.
Celeron 3215U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 26% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Celeron 3215U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 25% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Celeron 3215U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 147% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Celeron 3215U outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 59% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.72 | 0.57 |
| Recency | 1 June 2015 | 8 February 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
The Celeron 3215U is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 3215U and Atom x5-Z8350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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