Intel Atom x5-E3930 vs AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-E3930 and AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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).

 

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
  • 6.4x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 45 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

  • Around 78% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1142 vs 642
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1165 vs 928
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1142 vs 642
PassMark - CPU mark 1165 vs 928

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-E3930
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
642
1142
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
928
1165
Name Intel Atom x5-E3930 AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 642 1142
PassMark - CPU mark 928 1165
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

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom x5-E3930 AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Apollo Lake Champlain
Launch date Q4'16 12 May 2011
Place in performance rating 2200 2135
Processor Number E3930
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series 2x AMD Phenom II
Status Announced
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop

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 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB

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 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6.5 Watt 45 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
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™)