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).

 

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: 1157 vs 536
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1324 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 1157 vs 536
PassMark - CPU mark 1324 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
1157
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1052
1324
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 1157
PassMark - CPU mark 1052 1324
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 3031 3034
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)

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