Atom x7203C vs x5-Z8550

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Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2670not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Amston Lake (2024)
Release date8 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.44 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data96 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketUTFCBGA1380Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)no data9 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-dno 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 typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)N/A
Max video memory8 GBno data
Graphics max frequency600 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no 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 1.43840x2160no data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8550 and Atom x7203C.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes29
USB revision3.0no data
Number of USB ports3no 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.


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