Atom x5-Z8550 vs Pentium J3710

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J3710 and Atom x5-Z8550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2517	2674
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency	13.29	no data
Architecture codename	Airmont (2016)	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date	10 January 2016 (8 years ago)	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium J3710 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.64 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	IDI	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J3710 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1170	UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)	6.5 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J3710 and Atom x5-Z8550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium J3710 and Atom x5-Z8550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	+
OS Guard	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium J3710 and Atom x5-Z8550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J3710 and Atom x5-Z8550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)
Max video memory	8 GB	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	740 MHz	600 MHz
Execution Units	18	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J3710 and Atom x5-Z8550 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium J3710 and Atom x5-Z8550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	3840x2160
Max resolution over eDP	no data	2560x1600

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J3710 and Atom x5-Z8550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J3710 and Atom x5-Z8550.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	4	2
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	5	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	3
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score

0.93

0.74

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