Intel Atom x5-E3930 vs Intel Celeron 2955U

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-E3930 and Intel Celeron 2955U 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom x5-E3930

Intel Celeron 2955U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x5-E3930

Around 29% higher clock speed: 1.80 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 928 vs 877
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 558 vs 543
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 558 vs 543

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.80 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	110°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	928 vs 877
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	558 vs 543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	558 vs 543

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2955U

2x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 8 GB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 781 vs 642
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1735 vs 1118
Around 55% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1735 vs 1118
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2943 vs 2164
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2943 vs 2164

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	781 vs 642
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1735 vs 1118
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1735 vs 1118
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2943 vs 2164
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2943 vs 2164

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-E3930
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2955U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

642

781

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

928

877

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

558

543

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

558

543

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1118

1735

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1118

1735

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2164

2943

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2164

2943

Name	Intel Atom x5-E3930	Intel Celeron 2955U
PassMark - Single thread mark	642	781
PassMark - CPU mark	928	877
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	558	543
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	558	543
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1118	1735
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1118	1735
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2164	2943
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2164	2943
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		303
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		89.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.611

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x5-E3930	Intel Celeron 2955U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q4'16	1 October 2013
Place in performance rating	2200	2178
Processor Number	E3930	2955U
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor 2000 Series
Status	Announced	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.30 GHz	1.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.80 GHz	1.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to 85°C
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		118 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2048 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L (ECC and Non ECC) up to 1866 MT/s;LPDDR4 up to 2133 MT/s	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x5A85
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max frequency	550 MHz	1 GHz
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	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	1
Package Size	24mm x 31mm	40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1296	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	10
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	2
Number of USB ports	8	4
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x4,x2,x1	4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Total number of SATA ports	2	2
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
Integrated IDE
PCI support
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® TSX-NI
Matrix Storage
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™)