Atom x5-Z8500 vs Core i3-4000M

Place in performance ranking	2302	2538
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	5x Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Cherry Trail (2016)
Release date	4 June 2013 (11 years ago)	2 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-4000M 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.44 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	130 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-4000M 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	rPGA	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-4000M and Atom x5-Z8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-4000M and Atom x5-Z8500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-4000M and Atom x5-Z8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-4000M and Atom x5-Z8500.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	2

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.

i3-4000M 1.15
+43.8%

Atom x5-Z8500 0.80

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i3-4000M 1779
+43.9%

Atom x5-Z8500 1236

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 44% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 41%

i3-4000M 711
+318%

Atom x5-Z8500 170

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 318% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 41%

i3-4000M 1432
+193%

Atom x5-Z8500 489

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 193% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i3-4000M 3581
+207%

Atom x5-Z8500 1166

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 207% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i3-4000M 8042
+126%

Atom x5-Z8500 3563

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 126% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i3-4000M 3098
+55.6%

Atom x5-Z8500 1991

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 56% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i3-4000M 3
+97%

Atom x5-Z8500 1

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 97% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i3-4000M 240
+125%

Atom x5-Z8500 107

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 125% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i3-4000M 95
+168%

Atom x5-Z8500 36

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 168% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark 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 loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i3-4000M 1.06
+147%

Atom x5-Z8500 0.43

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 147% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i3-4000M 15
+110%

Atom x5-Z8500 7

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 110% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i3-4000M 79
+116%

Atom x5-Z8500 37

Core i3-4000M outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by 116% in x264 encoding pass 1.