Intel Atom x5-Z8350 vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom x5-Z8350 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Pentium Silver N5000

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom x5-Z8350 and the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom x5-Z8350 4 core processor released in Q1/2016 with the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2017.
Intel Atom (101) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9) CPU group Intel Pentium J5000/N5000 (4)
5 Generation 9
Cherry Trail Architecture Gemini Lake
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Pentium Silver N6000

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom x5-Z8350 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.44 GHz (1.92 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium Silver N5000 clocks with 1.10 GHz (2.70 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.44 GHz Frequency 1.10 GHz
1.92 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.70 GHz
1.92 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

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-Z8350 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N5000
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 400 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 605
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
0.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.75 GHz
8 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 18
96 Shader 144
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 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 Intel UHD Graphics 605
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 / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 2 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom x5-Z8350, while the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N5000
DDR3L-1600 Memory , DDR4-2400
2 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
1 PCIe lanes 6
0.5 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom x5-Z8350 has a TDP of 2 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N5000
2 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.8 W
-- Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom x5-Z8350 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Silver N5000 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Characteristic Intel Pentium Silver N5000
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 592 Socket BGA 1090
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q4/2017
18 $ Release price --
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the Intel Atom x5-Z8350 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 3.0 stars (2 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Pentium Silver N5000 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks

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-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
202 (47%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
434 (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-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
645 (49%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1304 (100%)

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-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
152 (42%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
364 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-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 multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
424 (44%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
965 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
47 (27%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
171 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
165 (34%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
482 (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-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.50 GHz
105 (49%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Intel UHD Graphics 605 @ 0.75 GHz
216 (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-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
906 (35%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2589 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
241 (33%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 1.10 GHz
740 (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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
32 (41%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
78 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
116 (47%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
248 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
126 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz
440 (100%)
Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Pentium Silver N5000
Unknown ASUS VivoBook 14 N5000
Acer Swift 1 N5000
MEDION Notebook N5000
Lenovo IdeaPad N5000

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Atom x5-Z8350Intel Celeron N3350 Intel Atom x5-Z8350 vs Intel Celeron N3350
2. Intel Atom x5-Z8350Intel Celeron N3450 Intel Atom x5-Z8350 vs Intel Celeron N3450
3. Intel Atom x5-Z8350Intel Atom x5-Z8300 Intel Atom x5-Z8350 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8300
4. Intel Atom x5-Z8350Intel Atom Z3735F Intel Atom x5-Z8350 vs Intel Atom Z3735F
5. Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711)Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) vs Intel Atom x5-Z8350
6. Intel Celeron N4000Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Celeron N4000 vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000
7. Intel Celeron J4125Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Intel Celeron J4125 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8350
8. Intel Pentium Silver N5000Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Pentium Silver N5000 vs Intel Core i3-8130U
9. Intel Celeron N4100Intel Pentium Silver N5000 Intel Celeron N4100 vs Intel Pentium Silver N5000
10. Intel Atom x5-Z8350Intel Celeron N4100 Intel Atom x5-Z8350 vs Intel Celeron N4100


back to index