Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Intel Core i3-2310E

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-Z8550 and Intel Core i3-2310E 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, 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-Z8550

Intel Core i3-2310E

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x5-Z8550

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 2.1 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	2.40 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2310E

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100C (BGA) vs 90°C
2.1x more maximum memory size: 16.6 GB vs 8 GB
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 733 vs 667
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1845 vs 1156

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100C (BGA) vs 90°C
Maximum memory size	16.6 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	733 vs 667
PassMark - CPU mark	1845 vs 1156

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-Z8550
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2310E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

667

733

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1156

1845

Name	Intel Atom x5-Z8550	Intel Core i3-2310E
PassMark - Single thread mark	667	733
PassMark - CPU mark	1156	1845
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	214
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	708
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	547
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	852
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1603
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	547
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	852
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1603

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x5-Z8550	Intel Core i3-2310E
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'16	February 2011
Place in performance rating	2602	2606
Processor Number	x5-Z8550	i3-2310E
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Embedded
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$225
Value for money (0-100)		3.72
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.44 GHz	2.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100C (BGA)
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.1 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	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16.6 GB
Supported memory types	LPDDR3 1600	DDR3 1066/1333
ECC memory support
Graphics
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	600 MHz	1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	1.05 GHz
Max video memory	8 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	3	2
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	17mm x 17mm	31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	2 W
Sockets supported	UTFCBGA1380	FCBGA1023
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	2	16
Number of USB ports	3
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	2x1, 1x2	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)