Atom x5-Z8350 vs Pentium Gold G5400

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5400
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.44
+321%

Pentium Gold G5400 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a whopping 321% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5400 and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17812818
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.74no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium Gold5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency4.12no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5400 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.92 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5400 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)58 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5400 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)++
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 Gold G5400 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
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5400 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 Gold G5400 and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-24004 GB
Maximum memory size64 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s12.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 610Intel HD Graphics
Max video memory64 GB2 GB
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5400 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz1920x1080
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Atom x5-Z8350.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes161
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 Gold G5400 2.44
+321%
Atom x5-Z8350 0.58

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 Gold G5400 3735
+319%
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 Gold G5400 736
+445%
Atom x5-Z8350 135

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 Gold G5400 1507
+308%
Atom x5-Z8350 369

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.44 0.58
Integrated graphics card 1.89 0.77
Recency 2 April 2018 8 February 2016
Physical cores 2 4

Pentium Gold G5400 has a 320.7% higher aggregate performance score, 145.5% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Atom x5-Z8350, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Pentium Gold G5400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G5400 is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8350 is a notebook one.


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