Intel Atom x5-E3930 vs Intel Xeon E5-2428L

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-E3930 and Intel Xeon E5-2428L 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).

Intel Atom x5-E3930

Intel Xeon E5-2428L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x5-E3930

Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 89°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
8.6x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 60 Watt

Maximum core temperature	110°C vs 89°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 60 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2428L

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.00 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
48x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 8 GB
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 899 vs 642
9.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8500 vs 928

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 8 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	899 vs 642
PassMark - CPU mark	8500 vs 928

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-E3930
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2428L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

642

899

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

928

8500

Name	Intel Atom x5-E3930	Intel Xeon E5-2428L
PassMark - Single thread mark	642	899
PassMark - CPU mark	928	8500
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	Intel Xeon E5-2428L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake	Sandy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q4'16	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2205	2190
Processor Number	E3930	E5-2428L
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Announced	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Embedded
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.30 GHz	1.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C	89°C
Maximum frequency	1.80 GHz	2.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	12
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to 85°C
Bus Speed		7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1270 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	8 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L (ECC and Non ECC) up to 1866 MT/s;LPDDR4 up to 2133 MT/s	DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
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	2
Package Size	24mm x 31mm	LGA1356
Sockets supported	FCBGA1296	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt	60 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	6	24
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0	Gen 3.0
PCIe configurations	x4,x2,x1	Gen 3.0
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
Instruction set extensions		1
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)