i3-12100F vs Atom x5-Z8300

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8300
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.53
Core i3-12100F
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 58 Watt
9.22
+1640%

Core i3-12100F outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by a whopping 1640% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2860857
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data14.50
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date2 March 2015 (9 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-12100F 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.44 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.84 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-12100F 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
SocketUTFCBGA592FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)no data58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size2 GB128 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphicsno data
Max video memory2 GBno data
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-12100F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-12100F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes120
USB revision3.0no 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 0.53
i3-12100F 9.22
+1640%

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 814
i3-12100F 14108
+1633%

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
i3-12100F 2243
+1612%

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 354
i3-12100F 7481
+2013%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 9.22
Threads 4 8

i3-12100F has a 1639.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

The Core i3-12100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom x5-Z8300 is a notebook processor while Core i3-12100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8300 and Core i3-12100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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