AMD A6-5400K vs Intel Atom x5-Z8500

Let's find out which one of AMD A6-5400K and Intel Atom x5-Z8500 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD A6-5400K Intel Atom x5-Z8500
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD A Intel Atom
• Generation
  4 1
• CPU group
  AMD A6-5000 Intel Atom x3/x5/x7

In this block we are going to compare AMD A6-5400K vs Intel Atom x5-Z8500 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.

• Frequency
  3.60 GHz 1.44 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.80 GHz 2.24 GHz
• CPU Threads
  2 4
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A6-5400K and Intel Atom x5-Z8500 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon HD 7540D Intel HD Graphics 400
• GPU frequency
  0.64 GHz 0.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.60 GHz
• Execution units
  3 12
• Shader
  192 96
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 8 GB
• Max. displays
  2 3
• Generation
  4 8
• DirectX Version
  11 12
• Technology
  32 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2012 Q1/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A6-5400K and Intel Atom x5-Z8500. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD A6-5400K and Intel Atom x5-Z8500 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.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD A6-5400K and Intel Atom x5-Z8500.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A6-5400K or Intel Atom x5-Z8500? 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 2 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A6-5400K and Intel Atom x5-Z8500 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  1.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Kabini (Jaguar) Cherry Trail
• Technology
  28 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  FM2 BGA 138
• Release date
  Q3/2012 Q2/2015

List of devices based on AMD A6-5400K and Intel Atom x5-Z8500.

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