Atom x5-Z8300 vs Ryzen 5 3450U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.32
+731%

Ryzen 5 3450U outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by a whopping 731% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and Atom x5-Z8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13682863
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency26.75no data
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date1 May 2020 (4 years ago)2 March 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3450U 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1.84 GHz
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB0 KB
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C90 °C
Number of transistors4500 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3450U 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP5UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Atom x5-Z8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3450U and Atom x5-Z8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Bootno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Atom x5-Z8300 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Atom x5-Z8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Intel HD Graphics
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3450U and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and Atom x5-Z8300.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data1
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.

Ryzen 5 3450U 4.32
+731%
Atom x5-Z8300 0.52

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.

Ryzen 5 3450U 6737
+728%
Atom x5-Z8300 814

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 5 3450U 567
+503%
Atom x5-Z8300 94

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.

Ryzen 5 3450U 138
+409%
Atom x5-Z8300 27

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.32 0.52
Integrated graphics card 4.50 0.77
Recency 1 May 2020 2 March 2015
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm

Ryzen 5 3450U has a 730.8% higher aggregate performance score, 484.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3450U is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.


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