Intel Atom x5-Z8330 vs AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS

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Intel Atom x5-Z8330 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS

CPU comparison

Intel Atom x5-Z8330 or AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS - 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 Intel Atom x5-Z8330 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.92 GHz. Up to 2 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom x5-Z8330 was released in Q1/2016.

The AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS was released in Q1/2024.
Intel Atom (108) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (86)
Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9) CPU group AMD Ryzen 8040 (20)
5 Generation 7
Cherry Trail Architecture Hawk Point (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom x5-Z8330 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.44 GHz (1.92 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz (5.00 GHz).
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.44 GHz Frequency 3.80 GHz
1.92 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen AI
-- AI specifications AMD Ryzen™ AI

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 400 GPU AMD Radeon 760M
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 2.60 GHz
8 GPU Generation 10
14 nm Technology 4 nm
3 Max. displays 4
12 Compute units 8
96 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 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.
Intel HD Graphics 400 GPU AMD Radeon 760M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom x5-Z8330 supports a maximum of 2 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
2 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 6.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
1 PCIe lanes 20
0.5 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom x5-Z8330 has a TDP of 2 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS is 28 W.
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
2 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 54 W
-- TDP down 35 W
90 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom x5-Z8330 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS cache has a total of 22.00 MB.
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
BGA 138 Socket FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q1/2024
20 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 (11%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS (0%)

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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
201 (11%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1802 (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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.50 GHz
105 (4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.60 GHz
2663 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
99 (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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
634 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
2478 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
809 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 Intel Atom x5-Z8330
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
16 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Atom x5-Z8330 AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
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