Intel Celeron N3050 vs Atom x5 x5-Z8300 |
Released January, 2015
Intel Celeron N3050
- 1.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Celeron N3050
 | Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes | | Higher turbo clock speed 2.16 GHz |
| | Significantly better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score 4.48 mPixels/s | | Slightly higher clock speed 1.6 GHz |
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Released April, 2015
Intel Atom x5 x5-Z8300
- 1.44 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Atom x5 x5-Z8300
| | Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score 279,050 MB/s | | Much better performance per dollar 5.43 pt/$ |
| | Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 19.9 | | More cores 4 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Allows for maximum performance when needed, while conserving power and minimizing heat production when not needed | |||
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| Higher turbo clock speed | 2.16 GHz | vs | 1.84 GHz | More than 15% higher turbo clock speed | |||
| Significantly better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score | 4.48 mPixels/s | vs | 3.93 mPixels/s | Around 15% better CompuBench 1.5 face detection score | |||
| Slightly higher clock speed | 1.6 GHz | vs | 1.44 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
| Higher GPU clock speed | 320 MHz | vs | 200 MHz | 60% higher GPU clock speed | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.14 GHz | vs | 1.53 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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| Much better geekbench 3 AES single core score | 279,050 MB/s | vs | 350.4 MB/s | Around 796.5x better geekbench 3 AES single core score | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 5.43 pt/$ | vs | 0.48 pt/$ | Around 11.2x better performance per dollar | |||
| Much better 3DMark06 CPU score | 19.9 | vs | 18.5 | Around 10% better 3DMark06 CPU score | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | 2,187 | vs | 1,584 | Around 40% better geekbench 3 Multi-Core score | |||
| Newer | Apr, 2015 | vs | Jan, 2015 | Release date 3 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Celeron N3050 vs Atom x5 x5-Z8300
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Celeron N3050 | vs | Atom x5 x5-Z8300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.44 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 2.16 GHz | 1.84 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | No | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | 4.88W | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
details | Celeron N3050 | vs | Atom x5 x5-Z8300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 14 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.14 GHz | 1.53 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.6 GHz | 1.44 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.14 GHz | 1.53 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 | |
| GPU clock speed | 320 MHz | 200 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Single Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 6,400 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 8,192 MB | 2,048 MB | |
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