Atom x5-Z8500 vs i7-2720QM

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-2720QM
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
2.53
+224%

Core i7-2720QM outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by a whopping 224% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2720QM and Atom x5-Z8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17532640
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i75x Intel Atom
Power efficiency5.32no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date3 January 2011 (13 years ago)2 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$378no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2720QM 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2720QM 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)
SocketFCBGA1224,FCPGA988,PPGA988UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2720QM and Atom x5-Z8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
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 i7-2720QM and Atom x5-Z8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2720QM and Atom x5-Z8500 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 i7-2720QM and Atom x5-Z8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.598 GB/s25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 3000Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 600 MHz)
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.3 GHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2720QM and Atom x5-Z8500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-2720QM and Atom x5-Z8500 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 i7-2720QM and Atom x5-Z8500.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.

i7-2720QM 2.53
+224%
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.

i7-2720QM 4012
+225%
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.

i7-2720QM 481
+188%
Atom x5-Z8500 167

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.

i7-2720QM 1544
+233%
Atom x5-Z8500 463

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.

i7-2720QM 4167
+257%
Atom x5-Z8500 1166

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.

i7-2720QM 14852
+317%
Atom x5-Z8500 3563

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.

i7-2720QM 5616
+182%
Atom x5-Z8500 1991

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.

i7-2720QM 5
+301%
Atom x5-Z8500 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.53 0.78
Integrated graphics card 0.66 0.77
Recency 3 January 2011 2 March 2015
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

i7-2720QM has a 224.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Atom x5-Z8500, on the other hand, has 16.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-2720QM is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8500 in performance tests.


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