Atom x7203C vs x5-Z8550
Primary details
Comparing Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2670 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | 5x Intel Atom | no data |
Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) | Amston Lake (2024) |
Release date | 8 February 2016 (8 years ago) | 8 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $42 |
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C 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 | 2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
L1 cache | no data | 96 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C 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 | Intel BGA 1264 |
Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | - | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C 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-Z8550 and Atom x7203C are enumerated here.
VT-d | no data | + |
VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 |
Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell) | N/A |
Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
Graphics max frequency | 600 MHz | no data |
Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C 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-Z8550 and Atom x7203C.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 2 | 9 |
USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
Number of USB ports | 3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 8 February 2016 | 8 April 2024 |
Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
Threads | 4 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Atom x5-Z8550 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Atom x7203C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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