EPYC 7H12 vs Atom x5-Z8300

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8300 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2862	47
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	5x Intel Atom	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	14.82
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)	18 September 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8300 and EPYC 7H12 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	4	128
Base clock speed	1.44 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.84 GHz	3.3 GHz
Multiplier	no data	26
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8300 and EPYC 7H12 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)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	UTFCBGA592	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8300 and EPYC 7H12 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 EPYC 7H12 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 EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	2 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	1	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics	no data
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 EPYC 7H12 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and EPYC 7H12 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 EPYC 7H12.

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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.51	43.84
Recency	2 March 2015	18 September 2019
Physical cores	4	64
Threads	4	128
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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