Apple A16 Bionic vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550

Let's find out which one of Apple A16 Bionic and Intel Atom x5-Z8550 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A16 Bionic Intel Atom x5-Z8550
• Family
  Apple A series Intel Atom
• CPU group
  Apple A16 Intel Atom x3/x5/x7
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Generation
  16 1
• Predecessor
  Apple A15 Bionic (5-GPU) --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A16 Bionic vs Intel Atom x5-Z8550 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.

• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• Overclocking
  No No

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A16 Bionic and Intel Atom x5-Z8550 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A16 (5 GPU Cores) Intel HD Graphics 400
• GPU frequency
  0.70 GHz 0.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.60 GHz
• Execution units
  160 12
• Shader
  1280 96
• Max. GPU Memory
  8 GB 8 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  13 8
• Technology
  4 nm 14 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2022 Q1/2015

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A16 Bionic and Intel Atom x5-Z8550. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Apple A16 Bionic and Intel Atom x5-Z8550 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
  LPDDR5-6400 DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  6 GB
• Memory channels
  1 (Single Channel) 2
• ECC
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A16 Bionic or Intel Atom x5-Z8550? 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)
  8.5 W 2 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A16 Bionic and Intel Atom x5-Z8550 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  4 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  N/A BGA 138
• L2-Cache
  20.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  24.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  A16 Cherry Trail
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT
• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• Release date
  Q3/2022 Q1/2016