Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Atom x5-Z8550 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 5. gen of the Intel Atom series. The processor uses a mainboard with the BGA 138 socket and was released in Q1/2016. The Intel Atom x5-Z8550 scores 217 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 717 points.
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| Name: | Intel Atom x5-Z8550 |
| Family: | Intel Atom |
| CPU group: | Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 5 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Atom x5-Z8550 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom x5-Z8550 is 1.44 GHz (2.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 4 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 1.44 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 2.40 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | 2.40 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Atom x5-Z8550 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Atom x5-Z8550 uses the Intel HD Graphics 400, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 400 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.20 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 0.60 GHz |
| Execution units: | 12 |
| Shader: | 96 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 8 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 8 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q1/2015 |
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.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | No |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | No |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | No |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM |
| Max. Memory: | |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | -- |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 2.0 x 2 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 2 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 2 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Atom x5-Z8550 is made in 14 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 2.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | BGA 138 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 2.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Cherry Trail |
| Operating systems: |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date: | Q1/2016 |
| Release price: | 23 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Atom x5-Z8550 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz |
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Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Atom C2750
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium E5700
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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MediaTek Helio P22
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 2.64 GHz |
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AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240e
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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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.|
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AMD A4-5000
AMD Radeon HD 8330 @ 0.50 GHz |
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AMD A4-5050
AMD Radeon HD 8330 @ 0.50 GHz |
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AMD A4-5100
AMD Radeon HD 8330 @ 0.50 GHz |
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Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N3010
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N3060
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Intel Atom x5-Z8500
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD A6-3410MX
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz |
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Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 630
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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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.|
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Intel Celeron J1800
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz |
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Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz |
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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.|
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AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz |
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AMD A8-7100
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3510
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.|
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AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz |
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Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Celeron J1800
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz |
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Intel Core2 Duo E6700
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz |
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Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium 4405Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz |
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Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.
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Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 1.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 0.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4302Y
Intel HD Graphics 4200 @ 0.85 GHz |
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Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N3010
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Intel Celeron N3060
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz |
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Intel Atom x7-Z8750
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.60 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (SC)
1,664 entries
1,664 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
1,651 entries
1,651 entries
FP32 SP iGPU
1,872 entries
1,872 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
1,422 entries
1,422 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,101 entries
1,101 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,096 entries
1,096 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
824 entries
824 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
835 entries
835 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
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