Atom x5-Z8500 vs Celeron G4900

Aggregate performance score

Celeron G4900
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.51
+93.6%

Celeron G4900 outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-Z8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21412625
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.95no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency2.80no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date3 April 2018 (6 years ago)2 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-Z8500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-Z8500 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)54 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-Z8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-Z8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-Z8500 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-Z8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 610Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 600 MHz)
Max video memory64 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-Z8500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-Z8500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz3840x2160
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz2560x1600
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-Z8500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-Z8500.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes162
USB revisionno data3.0
Number of USB portsno data3

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 G4900 1.51
+93.6%
Atom x5-Z8500 0.78

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.

Celeron G4900 2397
+93.9%
Atom x5-Z8500 1236

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.

Celeron G4900 605
+254%
Atom x5-Z8500 171

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.

Celeron G4900 1031
+106%
Atom x5-Z8500 500

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 0.78
Integrated graphics card 1.89 0.77
Recency 3 April 2018 2 March 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4

Celeron G4900 has a 93.6% higher aggregate performance score, 145.5% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 3 years.

Atom x5-Z8500, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Celeron G4900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8500 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G4900 is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8500 is a notebook one.


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