Intel Atom E3845 vs Intel Core i5-480M

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3845 and Intel Core i5-480M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Atom E3845

Intel Core i5-480M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3845

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.787 vs 0.531

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2013 vs 4 December 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.787 vs 0.531

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-480M

Around 53% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 1.91 GHz
Around -363% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs -40°C to 110°C
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1156 vs 536
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1323 vs 1052
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 25.017 vs 9.495

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 1.91 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs -40°C to 110°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1156 vs 536
PassMark - CPU mark	1323 vs 1052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	25.017 vs 9.495

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3845
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-480M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

536

1156

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1052

1323

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.495

25.017

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.787

0.531

Name	Intel Atom E3845	Intel Core i5-480M
PassMark - Single thread mark	536	1156
PassMark - CPU mark	1052	1323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.495	25.017
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1041
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.787	0.531
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		393
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.919

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom E3845	Intel Core i5-480M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bay Trail	Arrandale
Launch date	October 2013	4 December 2010
Place in performance rating	3030	3033
Processor Number	E3845	i5-480M
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$81
Price now		$80.60
Value for money (0-100)		8.79
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.91 GHz	2.66 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	-40°C to 110°C	105°C
Maximum frequency	1.91 GHz	2.93 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		2400 MHz
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		382 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L 1333	DDR3 800/1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	542 MHz	500 MHz
Graphics max frequency	792 MHz	766 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm	rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1170	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	4	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x2, x1	1x16
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0, 3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
HD Audio
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)