i5-10400H vs Atom x5-Z8330

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8330
2016
4 cores / 4 threads
0.51
Core i5-10400H
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.35
+949%

Core i5-10400H outperforms Atom x5-Z8330 by a whopping 949% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-10400H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28691167
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series5x Intel AtomIntel Comet Lake
Power efficiencyno data11.25
Architecture codenameAirmont (2016)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date8 February 2016 (8 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-10400H 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 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.92 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-10400H 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
Socketno dataFCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-10400H. 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+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-10400H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-10400H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-10400H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-RS 1600DDR4
Maximum memory size2 GB128 GB
Max memory channels12
Maximum memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequency500 MHz1.1 GHz
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-10400H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported23
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-10400H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-10400H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Core i5-10400H.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes116
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-Z8330 0.51
i5-10400H 5.35
+949%

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-Z8330 809
i5-10400H 8503
+951%

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-Z8330 182
i5-10400H 1404
+671%

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-Z8330 570
i5-10400H 4011
+604%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 5.35
Recency 8 February 2016 2 April 2020
Threads 4 8

i5-10400H has a 949% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 100% more threads.

The Core i5-10400H is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8330 in performance tests.


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