A4-3310MX vs Atom x5-Z8300

Place in the ranking	2877	2901
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	AMD A-Series
Power efficiency	no data	1.32
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)	14 June 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-3310MX 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.44 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.84 GHz	2.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	228 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-3310MX 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	UTFCBGA592	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-3310MX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-3310MX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Boot	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-3310MX are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-3310MX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)	AMD Radeon HD 6480G (444 MHz)
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-3310MX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-3310MX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4

1920x1080

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-3310MX.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	1	no data
USB revision	3.0	no data

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 0.51
+4.1%

A4-3310MX 0.49

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 817
+4.5%

A4-3310MX 782

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 131

A4-3310MX 292
+123%

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 355

A4-3310MX 502
+41.4%

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 36.4
+14%

A4-3310MX 41.5

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 1

A4-3310MX 1
+4.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.51	0.49
Integrated graphics card	0.77	0.66
Recency	2 March 2015	14 June 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm

Atom x5-Z8300 has a 4.1% higher aggregate performance score, 16.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-3310MX.

Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8300 and A4-3310MX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.