Atom x5-Z8350 vs Pentium 3560M

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3560M and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2433	2686
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	5x Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Cherry Trail (2016)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data
Current price	$76 (0.6x MSRP)	$165

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3560M 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.92 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	130 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3560M 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCPGA946	UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3560M and Atom x5-Z8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium 3560M and Atom x5-Z8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3560M and Atom x5-Z8350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3560M and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	4 GB
Maximum memory size	32 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	12.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel HD Graphics
Max video memory	no data	2 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	500 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3560M and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 3560M and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4

no data

1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3560M and Atom x5-Z8350.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	1
USB revision	no data	3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Pentium 3560M outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by 50% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.87	0.58
Recency	14 April 2014	8 February 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm

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