AMD A4-5050 VS Intel Atom x5-Z8330 — differences in specs

Comparing AMD A4-5050 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8330

Comparison of video cards AMD A4-5050 vs Intel Atom x5-Z8330 in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of Intel Atom x5-Z8330

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Performance per watt

2 W 13.5 W

About 6.75 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of AMD A4-5050

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Higher clock speed

1.55 GHz 1.44 GHz

Around 7% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Atom x5-Z8330 AMD A4-5050

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Atom x5-Z8330 and AMD A4-5050 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Atom x5-Z8330 AMD A4-5050
Family	Intel Atom AMD A
CPU group	Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 AMD A4-5000
Segment	Mobile Mobile
Generation	5 4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Atom x5-Z8330 vs AMD A4-5050 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Core architecture	normal normal
Overclocking	No Yes
Frequency	1.44 GHz 1.55 GHz

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Atom x5-Z8330 and AMD A4-5050 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	Intel HD Graphics 400 AMD Radeon HD 8330
GPU frequency	0.20 GHz 0.50 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	0.50 GHz No turbo
Execution units	12 2
Shader	96 128
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB 2 GB
Max. displays	3 2
Generation	8 5
Technology	14 nm 28 nm
Release date	Q1/2015 Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Atom x5-Z8330 and AMD A4-5050. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	Decode / Encode Decode
VP8	Decode No
VP9	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	Decode / Encode Decode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Atom x5-Z8330 and AMD A4-5050 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
Max. Memory	2 GB
Memory channels	1 (Single Channel) 2
ECC	No No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Atom x5-Z8330 or AMD A4-5050? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	2 W 13.5 W
Tjunction max.	90 \xc2\xb0C --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Atom x5-Z8330 and AMD A4-5050 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Technology	14 nm 28 nm
Socket	BGA 138 FT3
L2-Cache	2.00 MB --
L3-Cache	-- 2.00 MB
Architecture	Cherry Trail Kabini (Jaguar)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date	Q1/2016 Q1/2014
Part Number	FJ8066401836619 --