Atom x7-Z8750 vs i5-3210M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-3210M
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.55
+93.8%

Core i5-3210M outperforms Atom x7-Z8750 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3210M and Atom x7-Z8750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21292618
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i57x Intel Atom
Power efficiency4.19no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$225$37

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3210M and Atom x7-Z8750 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 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.56 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data16
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 x7-Z8750 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)
SocketFCPGA988UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3210M and Atom x7-Z8750. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3210M and Atom x7-Z8750 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 x7-Z8750 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 x7-Z8750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 4000Intel HD Graphics 405 (Braswell) (400 - 600 MHz)
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3210M and Atom x7-Z8750 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-3210M and Atom x7-Z8750 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3210M and Atom x7-Z8750.

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.

i5-3210M 1.55
+93.8%
Atom x7-Z8750 0.80

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
+93.7%
Atom x7-Z8750 1272

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
+176%
Atom x7-Z8750 179

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
+92.9%
Atom x7-Z8750 518

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
+46.5%
Atom x7-Z8750 2426

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
+33.1%
Atom x7-Z8750 24.7

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
+45.8%
Atom x7-Z8750 1

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
+208%
Atom x7-Z8750 807

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
+64%
Atom x7-Z8750 10

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
+80.4%
Atom x7-Z8750 48

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.55 0.80
Integrated graphics card 1.18 0.73
Recency 1 June 2012 1 April 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

i5-3210M has a 93.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 61.6% faster integrated GPU.

Atom x7-Z8750, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 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 x7-Z8750 in performance tests.


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