Intel Atom Z550 vs Intel Atom x7211E

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Intel Atom Z550 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom x7211E
Intel Atom Z550 Intel Atom x7211E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom Z550 and the Intel Atom x7211E and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom Z550 1 core processor released in Q2/2009 with the Intel Atom x7211E which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Atom Z500 (1) CPU group Intel Atom x7000 (3)
1 Generation 7
Silverthorne Architecture Alder Lake N
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Atom x6211E
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z550 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. The processor can compute 1 threads at the same time. The Intel Atom x7211E clocks with 1.00 GHz (3.20 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Intel Atom x7211E
1 Cores 2
1 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 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.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Intel Atom x7211E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

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 UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 2 GB of memory in a maximum of 0 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom Z550, while the Intel Atom x7211E supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Intel Atom x7211E
Memory LPDDR5-4800, DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
2 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
0 Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
0.50 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 9
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom Z550 has a TDP of 2.4 W. The TDP of the Intel Atom x7211E is 6 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Intel Atom x7211E
2.4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z550 has 0.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Atom x7211E is at 7.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Atom Z550 Characteristic Intel Atom x7211E
45 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 441 Socket BGA 1264
Intel VT-x Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems
Q2/2009 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price --
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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 Z550 Intel Atom Z550
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom x7211E Intel Atom x7211E
Intel UHD Graphics 16 EUs (Alder Lake) @ 1.00 GHz
256 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z550 Intel Atom x7211E
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