Intel Atom x5-E3930 vs AMD Athlon II M320

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-E3930 and AMD Athlon II M320 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.

 

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 45 nm
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 928 vs 749
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6.5 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 928 vs 749

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M320

  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
  • Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 855 vs 642
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 855 vs 642

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-E3930
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II M320

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
642
855
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
928
749
Name Intel Atom x5-E3930 AMD Athlon II M320
PassMark - Single thread mark 642 855
PassMark - CPU mark 928 749
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 1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1955

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom x5-E3930 AMD Athlon II M320

Essentials

Architecture codename Apollo Lake Caspian
Launch date Q4'16 10 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2203 2198
Processor Number E3930
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series AMD Athlon II
Status Announced
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop
Price now $30
Value for money (0-100) 11.21

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 110°C
Maximum frequency 1.80 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C
Front-side bus (FSB) 3200 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB

Memory

Max memory channels 4
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

Graphics

Device ID 0x5A85
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz
Graphics max frequency 550 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

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
OpenGL Yes

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 24mm x 31mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1296 Socket S1 (S1g3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6.5 Watt 35 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
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
PowerNow

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)