Xeon W-11955M vs Atom x5-Z8500
Aggregate performance score
Xeon W-11955M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by a whopping 1722% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon W-11955M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2620 | 504 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 48.54 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | Intel Tiger Lake |
| Power efficiency | no data | 38.45 |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) | Tiger Lake-H (2021) |
| Release date | 2 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 11 May 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $623 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon W-11955M 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.44 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.24 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm SuperFin |
| Die size | no data | 190 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon W-11955M 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 | FCBGA1787 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon W-11955M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| SIPP | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon W-11955M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon W-11955M 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 Xeon W-11955M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics | Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 600 MHz | 1.45 GHz |
| Execution Units | 12 | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 3840x2160 | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600 | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680x4320@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon W-11955M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon W-11955M.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 2 | 20 |
| 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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
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.
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.
WinRAR 4.0
WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.81 | 14.76 |
| Recency | 2 March 2015 | 11 May 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Xeon W-11955M has a 1722.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon W-11955M is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom x5-Z8500 is a notebook processor while Xeon W-11955M is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon W-11955M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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