Atom x5-Z8550 vs x7-E3950

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x7-E3950
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.22
+60.5%

Atom x7-E3950 outperforms Atom x5-Z8550 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x7-E3950 and Atom x5-Z8550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23472667
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series7x Intel Atom5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency9.27no data
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date26 October 2016 (8 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$57no data

Detailed specifications

Atom x7-E3950 and Atom x5-Z8550 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature110 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)103 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom x7-E3950 and Atom x5-Z8550 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketIntel BGA 1296UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)12 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Atom x5-Z8550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Atom x7-E3950 and Atom x5-Z8550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
Secure Bootno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Atom x5-Z8550 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Atom x5-Z8550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 505Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Graphics max frequencyno data600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x7-E3950 and Atom x5-Z8550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Atom x5-Z8550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Atom x5-Z8550.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes42
USB revisionno data3.0
Number of USB portsno data3

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.

Atom x7-E3950 1.22
+60.5%
Atom x5-Z8550 0.76

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.

Atom x7-E3950 1864
+61.2%
Atom x5-Z8550 1156

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.

Atom x7-E3950 231
+37.5%
Atom x5-Z8550 168

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.

Atom x7-E3950 718
+49.3%
Atom x5-Z8550 481

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Atom x7-E3950 125
Atom x5-Z8550 134
+7.2%

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.

Atom x7-E3950 41
+13.9%
Atom x5-Z8550 36

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.22 0.76
Recency 26 October 2016 8 February 2016

Atom x7-E3950 has a 60.5% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

The Atom x7-E3950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8550 in performance tests.


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