Atom x5-Z8350 vs Pentium G2030

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G2030
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.10
+96.4%

Pentium G2030 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2030 and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24002823
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency1.89no data
Architecture codenameno dataCherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date1 April 2013 (11 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G2030 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speedno data1.92 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache3 MB Intel® Smart Cache0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2030 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)55 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2030 and Atom x5-Z8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium G2030 and Atom x5-Z8350 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 Pentium G2030 and Atom x5-Z8350 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2030 and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3-16004 GB
Maximum memory size32 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s12.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2030 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G2030 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2030 and Atom x5-Z8350.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data1
USB revisionno data3.0

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 G2030 1.10
+96.4%
Atom x5-Z8350 0.56

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.

Pentium G2030 1749
+96.1%
Atom x5-Z8350 892

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.

Pentium G2030 480
+253%
Atom x5-Z8350 136

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.

Pentium G2030 813
+120%
Atom x5-Z8350 370

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.10 0.56
Recency 1 April 2013 8 February 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

Pentium G2030 has a 96.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom x5-Z8350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium G2030 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G2030 is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8350 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G2030 and Atom x5-Z8350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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