Atom x5-Z8300 vs Celeron N3160

Place in the ranking	2649	2860
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency	17.78	no data
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date	15 January 2016 (8 years ago)	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3160 and Atom x5-Z8300 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	1.6 GHz	1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	1.84 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
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 Celeron N3160 and Atom x5-Z8300 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	FCBGA1170	UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Atom x5-Z8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Atom x5-Z8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Atom x5-Z8300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3160 and Atom x5-Z8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)	Intel HD Graphics
Max video memory	8 GB	2 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	640 MHz	500 MHz
Execution Units	12	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N3160 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4

no data

1920x1080

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Atom x5-Z8300.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	1
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	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.

Celeron N3160 0.78
+47.2%

Atom x5-Z8300 0.53

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 N3160 1187
+45.8%

Atom x5-Z8300 814

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 N3160 169
+29%

Atom x5-Z8300 131

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 N3160 516
+45.8%

Atom x5-Z8300 354