Celeron G470 vs Atom x5-Z8500
Primary details
Comparing Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2620 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) | no data |
| Release date | 2 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.44 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.24 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1.5 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 66 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470 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 |
| Socket | UTFCBGA1380 | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470. 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 | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 17 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 600 MHz | 1 GHz |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3840x2160 | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 2 | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 3 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 March 2015 | 1 April 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Atom x5-Z8500 has an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom x5-Z8500 is a notebook processor while Celeron G470 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8500 and Celeron G470, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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