Atom x5-Z8330 vs i5-9400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9400F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
5.96
+1069%

Core i5-9400F outperforms Atom x5-Z8330 by a whopping 1069% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400F and Atom x5-Z8330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10962869
Place by popularity25not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i55x Intel Atom
Power efficiency8.68no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Airmont (2016)
Release date8 January 2019 (5 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$182no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400F and Atom x5-Z8330 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads64
Base clock speed2.9 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz1.92 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache9 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400F and Atom x5-Z8330 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)
SocketFCLGA1151no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Atom x5-Z8330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i5-9400F and Atom x5-Z8330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and Atom x5-Z8330 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400F and Atom x5-Z8330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3L-RS 1600
Maximum memory size128 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9400F and Atom x5-Z8330 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Atom x5-Z8330.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes161
USB revisionno data3.0

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.

i5-9400F 5.96
+1069%
Atom x5-Z8330 0.51

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.

i5-9400F 9470
+1071%
Atom x5-Z8330 809

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.

i5-9400F 1403
+671%
Atom x5-Z8330 182

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.

i5-9400F 4898
+759%
Atom x5-Z8330 570

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.96 0.51
Recency 8 January 2019 8 February 2016
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 4

i5-9400F has a 1068.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Core i5-9400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8330 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-9400F is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8330 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-9400F and Atom x5-Z8330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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