Ryzen 7 8840U vs Atom x5-Z8300

Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8300
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.51
Ryzen 7 8840U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.06
+2853%

Ryzen 7 8840U outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by a whopping 2853% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 7 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2862464
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data50.90
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date2 March 2015 (9 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 7 8840U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.44 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.84 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 7 8840U 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
SocketUTFCBGA592FP8
Power consumption (TDP)no data28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 7 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 7 8840U 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 Ryzen 7 8840U 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 Ryzen 7 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth12.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD GraphicsAMD Radeon 780M
Max video memory2 GBno data
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 7 8840U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8300 and Ryzen 7 8840U 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 Ryzen 7 8840U.

PCIe version2.04.0
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 0.51
Ryzen 7 8840U 15.06
+2853%

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
Ryzen 7 8840U 23921
+2839%

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
Ryzen 7 8840U 2224
+1598%

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
Ryzen 7 8840U 9406
+2557%

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 942
Ryzen 7 8840U 7381
+684%

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 2934
Ryzen 7 8840U 41306
+1308%

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 1691
Ryzen 7 8840U 14245
+742%

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
Ryzen 7 8840U 3.28
+1010%

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
Ryzen 7 8840U 24
+1956%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Atom x5-Z8300 94
Ryzen 7 8840U 1782
+1795%

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 27
Ryzen 7 8840U 266
+883%

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 0.35
Ryzen 7 8840U 3.22
+820%

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.

Atom x5-Z8300 0.6
Ryzen 7 8840U 11.5
+1817%

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.  

Atom x5-Z8300 7
Ryzen 7 8840U 119
+1600%

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.  

Atom x5-Z8300 36
Ryzen 7 8840U 267
+648%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 15.06
Integrated graphics card 0.77 18.30
Recency 2 March 2015 6 December 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 7 8840U has a 2852.9% higher aggregate performance score, 2276.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 8840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.


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