Intel Atom x5-E3940 vs AMD A4-9125

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-E3940 and AMD A4-9125 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-E3940

AMD A4-9125

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x5-E3940

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 9.5 Watt vs 15 Watt
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1953 vs 1211

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	110°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9.5 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1953 vs 1211

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1042 vs 677

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1042 vs 677

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-E3940
CPU 2: AMD A4-9125

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

677

1042

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1953

1211

Name	Intel Atom x5-E3940	AMD A4-9125
PassMark - Single thread mark	677	1042
PassMark - CPU mark	1953	1211
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	378
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	378
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1098
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1098
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1994
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1994

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x5-E3940	AMD A4-9125
Essentials
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake
Launch date	Q4'16	Q2 2018
Place in performance rating	2276	2238
Processor Number	E3940
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops
Status	Announced
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz	2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	110°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	1.80 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Operating Temperature Range	-40°C to 85°C
Compute Cores		4
L2 cache		1 MB
Number of GPU cores		2
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4	1
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
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x5A85
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	686 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	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Enduro
iGPU core count		2
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
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	12
OpenGL	Yes
Vulkan
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	24mm x 31mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1296
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9.5 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		10-15 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	3.0
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
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
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™)