Atom x5-Z8350 vs Core i5-9400H
Aggregate performance score
i5-9400H outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a whopping 781% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-9400H and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1183 | 2765 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | Intel Core i5 | 5x Intel Atom |
Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019) | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) |
Release date | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 8 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-9400H 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 8 | 4 |
Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.44 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 25 | no data |
L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | 126 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-9400H 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
Socket | FCBGA1440 | no data |
Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400H and Atom x5-Z8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | no data |
vPro | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
TSX | + | no data |
SIPP | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-9400H and Atom x5-Z8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400H and Atom x5-Z8350 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | no data |
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400H and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 | 4 GB |
Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 2 GB |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel HD Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400H and Atom x5-Z8350.
PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | 1 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 5.11 | 0.58 |
Recency | 23 April 2019 | 8 February 2016 |
Threads | 8 | 4 |
i5-9400H has a 781% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more threads.
The Core i5-9400H is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-9400H and Atom x5-Z8350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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