Intel Atom x5-E3930 vs Intel Core i7-4860HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-E3930 and Intel Core i7-4860HQ 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x5-E3930

  • 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
  • 6.7x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 47 Watt
Maximum core temperature 110°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6.5 Watt vs 47 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4860HQ

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1893 vs 642
  • 6.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6242 vs 928
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1893 vs 642
PassMark - CPU mark 6242 vs 928

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-E3930
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4860HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
642
1893
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
928
6242
Name Intel Atom x5-E3930 Intel Core i7-4860HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 642 1893
PassMark - CPU mark 928 6242
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 822
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2990
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 82.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.378

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom x5-E3930 Intel Core i7-4860HQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Apollo Lake Crystal Well
Launch date Q4'16 19 January 2014
Place in performance rating 2203 2194
Processor Number E3930 i7-4860HQ
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Announced Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $434

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.30 GHz 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 110°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 1.80 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 8
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 260 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Transistor count 1700 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L (ECC and Non ECC) up to 1866 MT/s;LPDDR4 up to 2133 MT/s DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x5A85 0xD26
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz 200 MHz
Graphics max frequency 550 MHz 1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 500 Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2160 @60Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160 @30Hz 2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX Yes 11.2/12
OpenGL Yes 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 24mm x 31mm 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1296 FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6.5 Watt 47 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 6 16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0 3
PCIe configurations x4,x2,x1 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology

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™)