Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Intel Core M-5Y70
Select video card 1
Select video card 2

Intel Atom x5-Z8550 vs Intel Core M-5Y70. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
star star star star star
Released
Q1/2016
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Released
Q3/2014
Overall score
star star star star star
Intel Core M-5Y70
Intel Core M-5Y70

What's the best choice Intel Atom x5-Z8550 or Intel Core M-5Y70? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Atom x5-Z8550 has a maximum frequency of 1.44 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 2 W. Released in Q1/2016.

Intel Core M-5Y70 has a maximum frequency of 1.10 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 4.5 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1634 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 24% better clock speed

    1.44 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    2 W left arrow 4.5 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom x5-Z8550 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    1032 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    985 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1413 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1429 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1492 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    648 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    676 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    324 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1201 place
Intel Core M-5Y70 Reasons to consider
Intel Core M-5Y70
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1335 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    2.60 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core M-5Y70 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    783 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    893 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1161 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1298 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1107 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    512 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    667 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    274 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    632 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    224 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1089 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Atom x5-Z8550 Intel Atom x5-Z8550
Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel Core M-5Y70
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Family
    Intel Atom left arrow Intel Core M
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 left arrow Intel Core M 5
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.44 GHz left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.40 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 400 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 5300
  • GPU frequency
    0.20 GHz left arrow 0.10 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    0.60 GHz left arrow 0.85 GHz
  • Execution units
    12 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    96 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 8
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.2
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2015 left arrow Q3/2014
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core M-5Y70 and Intel Atom x5-Z8550. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    2 left arrow 12
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Atom x5-Z8550 and Intel Core M-5Y70 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    2 W left arrow 4.5 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Atom x5-Z8550 and Intel Atom x5-Z8550, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cherry Trail left arrow Broadwell Y
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 138 left arrow BGA 1234
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q3/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Atom x5-Z8550 and Intel Core M-5Y70.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
40
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
107
Intel Core M-5Y70
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
145
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
208
Intel Core M-5Y70
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
217
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
480
Intel Core M-5Y70
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
717
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
871
Intel Core M-5Y70
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
126
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
326
Intel Core M-5Y70
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
0.47
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
1.25
Intel Core M-5Y70
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
1.79
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
2.33
Intel Core M-5Y70
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
12.4
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
18.4
Intel Core M-5Y70
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
2090
Intel Atom x5-Z8550
2900
Intel Core M-5Y70

Latest comparisons