Intel Atom E3845 vs Intel Core i7-720QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom E3845 and Intel Core i7-720QM 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom E3845

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.787 vs 0.559
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2013 vs 23 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.787 vs 0.559

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-720QM

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 1.91 GHz
  • Around -350% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs -40°C to 110°C
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 925 vs 536
  • Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1656 vs 1052
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 31.243 vs 9.495
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 2.80 GHz vs 1.91 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs -40°C to 110°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 925 vs 536
PassMark - CPU mark 1656 vs 1052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 31.243 vs 9.495

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom E3845
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-720QM

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
536
925
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1052
1656
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
9.495
31.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.787
0.559
Name Intel Atom E3845 Intel Core i7-720QM
PassMark - Single thread mark 536 925
PassMark - CPU mark 1052 1656
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.495 31.243
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1041
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1041
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.787 0.559
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 362
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.835
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.323

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom E3845 Intel Core i7-720QM

Essentials

Architecture codename Bay Trail Clarksfield
Launch date October 2013 23 September 2009
Place in performance rating 3031 3036
Processor Number E3845 i7-720QM
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor E Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $546
Price now $109.95
Value for money (0-100) 8.07

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.91 GHz 1.60 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature -40°C to 110°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 1.91 GHz 2.80 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 296 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 MHz
L3 cache 6144 KB
Transistor count 774 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L 1333 DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 542 MHz
Graphics max frequency 792 MHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 25mm x 27mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1170 PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 4 16
PCI Express revision 2.0 2
PCIe configurations x4, x2, x1 1x16, 2x8
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
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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