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.
Intel Atom x5-Z8550

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Atom x5-Z8550. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Atom x5-Z8550.

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 & PCIe

The 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.

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 Management

The 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.

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: --

Benchmark results

Verified 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.

AMD Athlon II X2 250u AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
222
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
222
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
219
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
217
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
214
Intel Pentium N3700 Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
213
Intel Atom C2750 Intel Atom C2750
8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz
213
Show all Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



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 Celeron 3855U Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
722
Intel Pentium E5700 Intel Pentium E5700
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
722
MediaTek Helio P22 MediaTek Helio P22
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
722
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
717
Intel Pentium J3710 Intel Pentium J3710
4C 4T @ 2.64 GHz
716
AMD A10-4655M AMD A10-4655M
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
716
AMD Athlon II X2 240e AMD Athlon II X2 240e
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
715
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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.

AMD A4-5000 AMD A4-5000
AMD Radeon HD 8330 @ 0.50 GHz
127
AMD A4-5050 AMD A4-5050
AMD Radeon HD 8330 @ 0.50 GHz
127
AMD A4-5100 AMD A4-5100
AMD Radeon HD 8330 @ 0.50 GHz
127
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz
126
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz
126
Intel Celeron N3060 Intel Celeron N3060
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz
126
Intel Atom x5-Z8500 Intel Atom x5-Z8500
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz
126
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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.

AMD Phenom II X4 820 AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2106
AMD A6-3410MX AMD A6-3410MX
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2105
AMD Athlon II X4 635 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2100
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2090
AMD Athlon II X4 630 AMD Athlon II X4 630
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2090
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2090
Intel Pentium N3700 Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2090
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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.

Intel Celeron J1800 Intel Celeron J1800
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
42
Intel Celeron N2840 Intel Celeron N2840
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
42
Intel Pentium N3540 Intel Pentium N3540
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
41
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
40
Intel Atom x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
40
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
40
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
40
Show all Cinebench R15 (Single-Core) results



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.

AMD Athlon II X2 370K AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
147
Intel Celeron J1900 Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
147
AMD A8-7100 AMD A8-7100
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
146
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
145
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
145
Intel Pentium N3700 Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
145
Intel Pentium N3510 Intel Pentium N3510
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
145
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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.

AMD A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0.49
Intel Celeron J3060 Intel Celeron J3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
0.49
Intel Celeron N3060 Intel Celeron N3060
2C 2T @ 2.48 GHz
0.49
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0.47
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0.47
Intel Pentium N3700 Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0.47
Intel Celeron J1800 Intel Celeron J1800
2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz
0.47
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core) results



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.

Intel Core i3-4005U Intel Core i3-4005U
2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz
1.84
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 Intel Core2 Duo E6700
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1.82
Intel Pentium N3530 Intel Pentium N3530
4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz
1.8
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1.79
Intel Pentium 4405Y Intel Pentium 4405Y
2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz
1.79
Intel Atom x7-Z8700 Intel Atom x7-Z8700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1.79
Intel Pentium N3700 Intel Pentium N3700
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1.79
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core) results



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.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 1.20 GHz
12.6
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 0.40 GHz
12.6
Intel Core i5-4302Y Intel Core i5-4302Y
Intel HD Graphics 4200 @ 0.85 GHz
12.5
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz
12.4
Intel Celeron N3010 Intel Celeron N3010
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz
12.4
Intel Celeron N3060 Intel Celeron N3060
Intel HD Graphics 400 @ 0.60 GHz
12.4
Intel Atom x7-Z8750 Intel Atom x7-Z8750
Intel HD Graphics 405 (16EU) @ 0.60 GHz
12.4
Show all Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL) results



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