Intel Atom x7-Z8750 vs Intel Core i5-6260U

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Intel Atom x7-Z8750 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-6260U
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Core i5-6260U

CPU comparison

Intel Atom x7-Z8750 or Intel Core i5-6260U - 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 x7-Z8750 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.56 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom x7-Z8750 was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Core i5-6260U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6260U was released in Q3/2015.
Intel Atom (101) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9) CPU group Intel Core i 6000U (20)
5 Generation 6
Cherry Trail Architecture Skylake U
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i5-7260U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom x7-Z8750 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.56 GHz). The Intel Core i5-6260U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (2.90 GHz).

Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Characteristic Intel Core i5-6260U
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
2.56 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.90 GHz
2.56 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 x7-Z8750 Characteristic Intel Core i5-6260U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

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 405 (16EU) GPU Intel Iris Graphics 540
0.20 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
0.60 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
8 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
16 Compute units 48
128 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
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 405 (16EU) GPU Intel Iris Graphics 540
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
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

The Intel Atom x7-Z8750 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6260U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Characteristic Intel Core i5-6260U
LPDDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2133
8 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
2 PCIe lanes 12
1.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom x7-Z8750 has a TDP of 2 W, that of the Intel Core i5-6260U is 15 W.

Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Characteristic Intel Core i5-6260U
2 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom x7-Z8750 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-6260U cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Characteristic Intel Core i5-6260U
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, AVX2
BGA 138 Socket BGA 1356
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q3/2015
30 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 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 x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
239 (34%)
Intel Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
698 (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 x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
855 (54%)
Intel Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1573 (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 x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
194 (20%)
Intel Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
979 (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 x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
603 (30%)
Intel Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2037 (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 x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.60 GHz
154 (19%)
Intel Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
Intel Iris Graphics 540 @ 1.05 GHz
806 (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 x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
1335 (42%)
Intel Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3216 (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 x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
43 (35%)
Intel Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
122 (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 x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz
155 (54%)
Intel Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
286 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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