Pentium 987 vs Atom x5-Z8350
Aggregate performance score
Atom x5-Z8350 outperforms Pentium 987 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium 987 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2838 | 2994 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.28 |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 8 February 2016 (8 years ago) | 1 February 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $134 |
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium 987 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.44 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.92 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 15 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium 987 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) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | UTFCBGA592 | FCBGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium 987. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium 987 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium 987 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium 987. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | 4 GB | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | 16.38 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz) | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 500 MHz | 1 GHz |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium 987 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | 2 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium 987 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-Z8350 and Pentium 987.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 1 | 16 |
| 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 0.41 |
| Recency | 8 February 2016 | 1 February 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Atom x5-Z8350 has a 36.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Atom x5-Z8350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 987 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium 987, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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