Intel Atom x5-Z8350 vs Intel Core i3-2340UE

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-Z8350 and Intel Core i3-2340UE 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).

Intel Atom x5-Z8350

Intel Core i3-2340UE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x5-Z8350

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 48% higher clock speed: 1.92 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	1.92 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2340UE

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100C (BGA) vs 90°C
8.3x more maximum memory size: 16.6 GB vs 2 GB
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 620 vs 471
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 976 vs 891

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100C (BGA) vs 90°C
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	620 vs 471
PassMark - CPU mark	976 vs 891

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-Z8350
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2340UE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

471

620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

891

976

Name	Intel Atom x5-Z8350	Intel Core i3-2340UE
PassMark - Single thread mark	471	620
PassMark - CPU mark	891	976
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	55.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.185
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	380
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1180
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1160
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	380
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1180
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1160

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x5-Z8350	Intel Core i3-2340UE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'16	June 2011
Place in performance rating	2796	2787
Processor Number	x5-Z8350	i3-2340UE
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.44 GHz	1.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency	1.92 GHz	1.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Die size		149 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
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	16.6 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-RS 1600	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	500 MHz	800 MHz
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	800 MHz
Max video memory	2 GB
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 3000
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	31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	2 W
Sockets supported	UTFCBGA592	FCBGA1023
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		17 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
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)