Atom D2550 vs x5-Z8350

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8350
2016
4 cores / 4 threads
0.56
+115%
Atom D2550
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
0.26

Atom x5-Z8350 outperforms Atom D2550 by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom D2550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28383154
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series5x Intel AtomIntel Atom
Power efficiencyno data2.46
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Cedarview (2011−2012)
Release date8 February 2016 (8 years ago)1 November 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom D2550 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.44 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed1.92 GHz1.87 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data66 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom D2550 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
SocketUTFCBGA592FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)no data10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom D2550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom D2550 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-Z8350 and Atom D2550 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+-
VT-ino data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom D2550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types4 GBDDR3
Maximum memory size2 GB4 GB
Max memory channels11
Maximum memory bandwidth12.8 GB/s6.4 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)
Max video memory2 GBno data
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom D2550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom D2550.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes14
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-Z8350 0.56
+115%
Atom D2550 0.26

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-Z8350 892
+118%
Atom D2550 409

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-Z8350 136
+36%
Atom D2550 100

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-Z8350 369
+28.6%
Atom D2550 287

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 0.26
Recency 8 February 2016 1 November 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm

Atom x5-Z8350 has a 115.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Atom x5-Z8350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom D2550 in performance tests.


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