Atom x5-Z8300 vs Pentium J4205

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium J4205
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.57
+196%

Pentium J4205 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by a whopping 196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium J4205 and Atom x5-Z8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21262856
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency14.32no data
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date30 August 2016 (8 years ago)2 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium J4205 and Atom x5-Z8300 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 speed1.5 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.84 GHz
Multiplier15no data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium J4205 and Atom x5-Z8300 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)
SocketFCBGA1296UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)10 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium J4205 and Atom x5-Z8300. 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
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data

Security technologies

Pentium J4205 and Atom x5-Z8300 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 J4205 and Atom x5-Z8300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium J4205 and Atom x5-Z8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/sDDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 505Intel HD Graphics
Max video memory8 GB2 GB
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency800 MHz500 MHz
Execution Units1812

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium J4205 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported32
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
MIPI-DSI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium J4205 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium J4205 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium J4205 and Atom x5-Z8300.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes61
USB revision2.0/3.03.0
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports8no data
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.


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.

Pentium J4205 1.57
+196%
Atom x5-Z8300 0.53

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.

Pentium J4205 2404
+195%
Atom x5-Z8300 814

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.

Pentium J4205 280
+114%
Atom x5-Z8300 131

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.

Pentium J4205 759
+114%
Atom x5-Z8300 354

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.57 0.53
Integrated graphics card 0.93 0.77
Recency 30 August 2016 2 March 2015

Pentium J4205 has a 196.2% higher aggregate performance score, 20.8% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Pentium J4205 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium J4205 is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8300 is a notebook one.


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