Atom x5-Z8300 vs A6-9220

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Aggregate performance score

A6-9220
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.80
+56.9%

A6-9220 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-9220 and Atom x5-Z8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26082874
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesBristol Ridge5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency5.02no data
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date1 June 2016 (8 years ago)2 March 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-9220 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz1.84 GHz
L1 cache160 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGAUTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)10-15 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220 and Atom x5-Z8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization,no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

A6-9220 and Atom x5-Z8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Bootno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220 and Atom x5-Z8300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220 and Atom x5-Z8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 655 MHz)Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-9220 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A6-9220 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9220 and Atom x5-Z8300.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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.

A6-9220 0.80
+56.9%
Atom x5-Z8300 0.51

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.

A6-9220 1278
+57%
Atom x5-Z8300 814

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A6-9220 2432
+158%
Atom x5-Z8300 942

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A6-9220 3941
+34.3%
Atom x5-Z8300 2934

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A6-9220 2253
+33.2%
Atom x5-Z8300 1691

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A6-9220 27.71
+31.4%
Atom x5-Z8300 36.4

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A6-9220 1
+17.9%
Atom x5-Z8300 1

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

A6-9220 112
+18.6%
Atom x5-Z8300 94

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

A6-9220 69
+154%
Atom x5-Z8300 27

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

A6-9220 0.8
+129%
Atom x5-Z8300 0.35

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

A6-9220 1
+63.3%
Atom x5-Z8300 0.6

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

A6-9220 9
+24.6%
Atom x5-Z8300 7

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

A6-9220 47
+30.3%
Atom x5-Z8300 36

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

A6-9220 770
Atom x5-Z8300 780
+1.3%

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

A6-9220 2921
+33.6%
Atom x5-Z8300 2187

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

A6-9220 1798
+140%
Atom x5-Z8300 750

Geekbench 2

A6-9220 3461
+40.7%
Atom x5-Z8300 2461

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 0.51
Integrated graphics card 1.17 0.77
Recency 1 June 2016 2 March 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

A6-9220 has a 56.9% higher aggregate performance score, 51.9% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

Atom x5-Z8300, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The A6-9220 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.


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