Atom x5-Z8300 vs i5-3210M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-3210M
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.55
+204%

Core i5-3210M outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by a whopping 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3210M and Atom x5-Z8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21282877
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i55x Intel Atom
Power efficiency4.19no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)2 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3210M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz1.84 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3210M 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCPGA988UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3210M and Atom x5-Z8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3210M and Atom x5-Z8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection++
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3210M and Atom x5-Z8300 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 Core i5-3210M and Atom x5-Z8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4000Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3210M and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-3210M and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3210M and Atom x5-Z8300.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes161
USB revisionno data3.0

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.

i5-3210M 1.55
+204%
Atom x5-Z8300 0.51

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.

i5-3210M 2464
+202%
Atom x5-Z8300 817

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.

i5-3210M 494
+277%
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.

i5-3210M 999
+181%
Atom x5-Z8300 355

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-3210M 4169
+343%
Atom x5-Z8300 942

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-3210M 8936
+205%
Atom x5-Z8300 2934

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-3210M 3553
+110%
Atom x5-Z8300 1691

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-3210M 18.56
+96.1%
Atom x5-Z8300 36.4

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-3210M 3
+145%
Atom x5-Z8300 1

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-3210M 1.25
+257%
Atom x5-Z8300 0.35

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-3210M 1.4
+133%
Atom x5-Z8300 0.6

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-3210M 2486
+219%
Atom x5-Z8300 780

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-3210M 16
+135%
Atom x5-Z8300 7

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-3210M 87
+143%
Atom x5-Z8300 36

Geekbench 2

i5-3210M 5797
+136%
Atom x5-Z8300 2461

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.55 0.51
Integrated graphics card 1.18 0.77
Recency 1 June 2012 2 March 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

i5-3210M has a 203.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 53.2% faster integrated GPU.

Atom x5-Z8300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-3210M is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.


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