Atom x5-Z8500 vs Celeron G1620

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron G1620
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
0.98
+25.6%

Celeron G1620 outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G1620 and Atom x5-Z8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24702625
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency1.69no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date3 December 2012 (11 years ago)2 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$208no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G1620 and Atom x5-Z8500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.7 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size94 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G1620 and Atom x5-Z8500 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)55 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G1620 and Atom x5-Z8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Celeron G1620 and Atom x5-Z8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key-no data
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G1620 and Atom x5-Z8500 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G1620 and Atom x5-Z8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz600 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G1620 and Atom x5-Z8500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G1620 and Atom x5-Z8500 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 Celeron G1620 and Atom x5-Z8500.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data2
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.

Celeron G1620 0.98
+25.6%
Atom x5-Z8500 0.78

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.

Celeron G1620 1560
+26.2%
Atom x5-Z8500 1236

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.

Celeron G1620 419
+145%
Atom x5-Z8500 171

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.

Celeron G1620 732
+46.4%
Atom x5-Z8500 500

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.98 0.78
Recency 3 December 2012 2 March 2015
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

Celeron G1620 has a 25.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom x5-Z8500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron G1620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8500 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G1620 is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8500 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G1620 and Atom x5-Z8500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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