AMD Phenom II X4 900e vs Intel Atom x5-Z8330

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AMD Phenom II X4 900e CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
AMD Phenom II X4 900e Intel Atom x5-Z8330

CPU comparison

AMD Phenom II X4 900e or Intel Atom x5-Z8330 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Phenom II X4 900e has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 900e was released in Q1/2009.

The Intel Atom x5-Z8330 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.92 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom x5-Z8330 was released in Q1/2016.
AMD Phenom II (52) Family Intel Atom (108)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) CPU group Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9)
4 Generation 5
Deneb (K10) Architecture Cherry Trail
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X4 900e has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X4 900e is 2.40 GHz while the Intel Atom x5-Z8330 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom x5-Z8330 is at 1.44 GHz (1.92 GHz).

AMD Phenom II X4 900e Characteristic Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 1.44 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 1.92 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Phenom II X4 900e Characteristic Intel Atom x5-Z8330
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Phenom II X4 900e or Intel Atom x5-Z8330 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.50 GHz
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 400
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Phenom II X4 900e can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Atom x5-Z8330 supports up to 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

AMD Phenom II X4 900e Characteristic Intel Atom x5-Z8330
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 2 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 1
-- PCIe Bandwidth 0.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Phenom II X4 900e is 65 W, while the Intel Atom x5-Z8330 has a TDP of 2 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Phenom II X4 900e Characteristic Intel Atom x5-Z8330
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 2 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X4 900e is manufactured in 45 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom x5-Z8330 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

AMD Phenom II X4 900e Characteristic Intel Atom x5-Z8330
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
AM3 Socket BGA 138
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2009 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 20 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 900e (0%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 900e (100%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 (27%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Phenom II X4 900e AMD Phenom II X4 900e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2990 (100%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
809 (27%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Phenom II X4 900e AMD Phenom II X4 900e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
201 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Phenom II X4 900e AMD Phenom II X4 900e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
634 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Phenom II X4 900e AMD Phenom II X4 900e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.50 GHz
105 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Phenom II X4 900e AMD Phenom II X4 900e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
63 (100%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Phenom II X4 900e AMD Phenom II X4 900e
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
243 (100%)
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Phenom II X4 900e Intel Atom x5-Z8330
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