Intel Atom Z520 vs Intel Core i5-8279U

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,582

Rank #2,056

vs
5,468

Rank #502

3,582
5,468

Core i5-8279U wins by 34.5% (Rank #2056 vs #502)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,173

Rank #2,055

vs
5,700

Rank #420

3,173
5,700

Core i5-8279U wins by 44.3% (Rank #2055 vs #420)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,195

Rank #2,015

vs
5,120

Rank #554

4,195
5,120

Core i5-8279U wins by 18.1% (Rank #2015 vs #554)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,424

Rank #1,770

vs
4,704

Rank #659

4,424
4,704

Core i5-8279U wins by 6% (Rank #1770 vs #659)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,413

Rank #1,771

vs
4,681

Rank #729

4,413
4,681

Core i5-8279U wins by 5.7% (Rank #1771 vs #729)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,430

Rank #1,767

vs
4,774

Rank #614

4,430
4,774

Core i5-8279U wins by 7.2% (Rank #1767 vs #614)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Atom Z520 Core i5-8279U Diff
Cores
1
4
-75%
Threads
2
8
-75%
Base Frequency
1,333 MHz
3,700 MHz
-64%
Clock Multiplier
10x
24x
-58.3%
L1 Cache
56 KB
62 KB
-10.3%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+51.2%
L3 Cache --
6 MiB
Memory Channels --
2
Maximum Memory --
0 GB
Max Bandwidth --
26 GB/s
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
2 W
84 W
97.6% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
22 nm
51.1% more

General Information

Specification Atom Z520 Core i5-8279U
Designer Intel Intel
Family Atom --
Series Z500 --
Model Number Z520 E3-1286V3
Microarchitecture Bonnell --
Core Name Silverthorne Coffee Lake-U
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 28 --
Socket BGA-441 FCLGA1150
Package FCBGA-441 FC-BGA1528
Chipset Poulsbo --
Memory Type -- DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC Support -- Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Market Segment Mobile Mobile
Release Price $65.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Atom Z520
Intel
Core i5-8279U
Intel

Family

Atom Z520
Atom
Core i5-8279U
--

Series

Atom Z520
Z500
Core i5-8279U
--

Model Number

Atom Z520
Z520
Core i5-8279U
E3-1286V3

Microarchitecture

Atom Z520
Bonnell
Core i5-8279U
--

Core Name

Atom Z520
Silverthorne
Core i5-8279U
Coffee Lake-U

Core Family

Atom Z520
6
Core i5-8279U
--

Core Model

Atom Z520
28
Core i5-8279U
--

Socket

Atom Z520
BGA-441
Core i5-8279U
FCLGA1150

Package

Atom Z520
FCBGA-441
Core i5-8279U
FC-BGA1528

Chipset

Atom Z520
Poulsbo
Core i5-8279U
--

Memory Type

Atom Z520
--
Core i5-8279U
DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V

ECC Support

Atom Z520
--
Core i5-8279U
Yes

PCIe Revision

Atom Z520
--
Core i5-8279U
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Atom Z520
--
Core i5-8279U
1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4

Market Segment

Atom Z520
Mobile
Core i5-8279U
Mobile

Release Price

Atom Z520
$65.00
Core i5-8279U
--

Locked Multiplier

Atom Z520
Yes
Core i5-8279U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Atom Z520 Core i5-8279U
Process 45 nm 22 nm
Die Area 24.18 mm² 126 mm²
Transistor Count 0.05 billion 2,300
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 32-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-32 (x86) --

Process

Atom Z520
45 nm
Core i5-8279U
22 nm

Die Area

Atom Z520
24.18 mm²
Core i5-8279U
126 mm²

Transistor Count

Atom Z520
0.05 billion
Core i5-8279U
2,300

Manufacturer

Atom Z520
Intel
Core i5-8279U
Intel

Technology

Atom Z520
CMOS
Core i5-8279U
--

Word Size

Atom Z520
32-bit
Core i5-8279U
64-bit

ISA

Atom Z520
x86-32 (x86)
Core i5-8279U
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Atom Z520 Core i5-8279U
GPU -- HD Graphics P4700
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1300 MHz

GPU

Atom Z520
--
Core i5-8279U
HD Graphics P4700

GPU Designer

Atom Z520
--
Core i5-8279U
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Atom Z520
--
Core i5-8279U
1300 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Atom Z520 Core i5-8279U
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64