Atom x5-Z8350 vs Xeon E3-1240 v5

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1240 v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
5.20
+829%

Xeon E3-1240 v5 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a whopping 829% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11872821
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.75no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E35x Intel Atom
Power efficiency6.15no data
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$282no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v5 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.92 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v5 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)
SocketFCLGA1151,FCLGA2011UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)80 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Atom x5-Z8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v5 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 both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 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 Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/16004 GB
Maximum memory size64 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s12.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/A1920x1080
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 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.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 5.20
+829%
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.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 8254
+826%
Atom x5-Z8350 891

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.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 1319
+870%
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.

Xeon E3-1240 v5 4341
+1073%
Atom x5-Z8350 370

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.20 0.56
Recency 19 October 2015 8 February 2016
Threads 8 4

Xeon E3-1240 v5 has a 828.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Atom x5-Z8350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

The Xeon E3-1240 v5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240 v5 is a server/workstation processor while Atom x5-Z8350 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Atom x5-Z8350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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