Atom x5-Z8300 vs Pentium 997

Place in performance ranking	2729	2725
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	5x Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Cherry Trail (2016)
Release date	1 September 2012 (11 years ago)	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data
Current price	no data	$197

Detailed specifications

Pentium 997 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.84 GHz
Bus support	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	131 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 997 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1023	UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 997 and Atom x5-Z8300. 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	-	+
FMA	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium 997 and Atom x5-Z8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 997 and Atom x5-Z8300 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 997 and Atom x5-Z8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 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 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	Intel HD Graphics
Max video memory	no data	2 GB
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	500 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 997 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 997 and Atom x5-Z8300 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 997 and Atom x5-Z8300.

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.

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 997 0.52

Atom x5-Z8300 0.53
+1.9%

Atom x5-Z8300 outperforms Pentium 997 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium 997 809

Atom x5-Z8300 814
+0.6%

Atom x5-Z8300 outperforms Pentium 997 by 1% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 997 241
+82.6%

Atom x5-Z8300 132

Pentium 997 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 83% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium 997 425
+17.1%

Atom x5-Z8300 363

Pentium 997 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by 17% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.