Intel Atom x5-E3930 vs AMD A6-7000

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-E3930 and AMD A6-7000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom x5-E3930

AMD A6-7000

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x5-E3930

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 17 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 17 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7000

Around 67% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 857 vs 642
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1010 vs 928

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	857 vs 642
PassMark - CPU mark	1010 vs 928

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-E3930
CPU 2: AMD A6-7000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

642

857

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

928

1010

Name	Intel Atom x5-E3930	AMD A6-7000
PassMark - Single thread mark	642	857
PassMark - CPU mark	928	1010
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	558
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	558
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1118
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2164
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1841

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x5-E3930	AMD A6-7000
Essentials
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake	Kaveri
Launch date	Q4'16	1 June 2014
Place in performance rating	2202	2163
Processor Number	E3930
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops
Status	Announced
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM7000ECH23JA
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.30 GHz	2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C
Maximum frequency	1.80 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to 85°C
Compute Cores		5
L2 cache		1 MB
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L (ECC and Non ECC) up to 1866 MT/s;LPDDR4 up to 2133 MT/s	DDR3U-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x5A85
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Graphics max frequency	550 MHz	533 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 500	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Enduro
iGPU core count		3
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2160 @60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	3840x2160 @30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	Yes	12
OpenGL	Yes
Vulkan
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	24mm x 31mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1296	FT3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt	17 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4,x2,x1
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	40-bit
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0