Intel Atom x5-Z8300 vs Intel Pentium B950

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-Z8300 and Intel Pentium B950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x5-Z8300

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 85C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 85C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B950

  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.84 GHz
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 2 GB
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 937 vs 455
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 995 vs 814
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 344 vs 157
  • Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 649 vs 490
  • Around 73% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.154 vs 1.82
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 19.451 vs 8.772
  • Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.145 vs 0.093
  • 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.683 vs 0.339
  • Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2.037 vs 1.16
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz vs 1.84 GHz
Maximum memory size 16 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 937 vs 455
PassMark - CPU mark 995 vs 814
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 344 vs 157
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 649 vs 490
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.154 vs 1.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 19.451 vs 8.772
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.145 vs 0.093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.683 vs 0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.037 vs 1.16

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-Z8300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B950

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
455
937
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
814
995
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
157
344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
490
649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.82
3.154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
8.772
19.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.093
0.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.339
0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.16
2.037
Name Intel Atom x5-Z8300 Intel Pentium B950
PassMark - Single thread mark 455 937
PassMark - CPU mark 814 995
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 157 344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 490 649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.82 3.154
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.772 19.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.093 0.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.339 0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.16 2.037
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 371
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 678
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1230
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 371
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 678
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1230

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom x5-Z8300 Intel Pentium B950

Essentials

Architecture codename Cherry Trail Sandy Bridge
Launch date Q2'15 15 May 2011
Place in performance rating 3108 3111
Processor Number x5-Z8300 B950
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Mobile Mobile

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.44 GHz 2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 85C
Maximum frequency 1.84 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB
L3 cache 2048 KB
Transistor count 624 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 12.8 GB/s 21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size 2 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L-RS 1600 DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max frequency 500 MHz 1.1 GHz
Max video memory 2 GB
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2 2
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 1920x1080

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 17mm x 17mm 37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 2 W
Sockets supported UTFCBGA592 PGA988
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 1 16
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x1 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
USB revision 3.0

Security & Reliability

Intel® Identity Protection technology
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

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