Intel Atom x5-E3940 vs AMD A6-9210
Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-E3940 and AMD A6-9210 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x5-E3940
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 2 more threads: 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 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1908 vs 1246
- Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1098 vs 1001
- Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1098 vs 1001
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
| Number of threads | 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 | 1908 vs 1246 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1098 vs 1001 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1098 vs 1001 |
Reasons to consider the AMD A6-9210
- Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
- Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1096 vs 674
- Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 686 vs 378
- Around 81% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 686 vs 378
- Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2684 vs 1994
- Around 35% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2684 vs 1994
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz vs 1.80 GHz |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1096 vs 674 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 686 vs 378 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 686 vs 378 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 2684 vs 1994 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 2684 vs 1994 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-E3940
CPU 2: AMD A6-9210
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| Name | Intel Atom x5-E3940 | AMD A6-9210 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 674 | 1096 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1908 | 1246 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 378 | 686 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 378 | 686 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1098 | 1001 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1098 | 1001 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1994 | 2684 |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1994 | 2684 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 356 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 560 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.009 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel Atom x5-E3940 | AMD A6-9210 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Apollo Lake | Stoney Ridge |
| Launch date | Q4'16 | 1 June 2016 |
| Place in performance rating | 2294 | 2251 |
| Processor Number | E3940 | |
| Series | Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series | AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops |
| Status | Announced | |
| Vertical segment | Embedded | Laptop |
| Family | AMD A-Series Processors | |
| OPN Tray | AM9210AVY23AC | |
| OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 1.60 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 110°C | 90°C |
| Maximum frequency | 1.80 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
| Number of threads | 4 | 2 |
| Operating Temperature Range | -40°C to 85°C | |
| Compute Cores | 5 | |
| Die size | 124.5 mm | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | |
| Number of GPU cores | 3 | |
| Transistor count | 1200 Million | |
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Memory |
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| 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 | DDR4 |
| Supported memory frequency | 2133 MHz | |
Graphics |
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| Device ID | 0x5A85 | |
| Execution Units | 12 | |
| Graphics base frequency | 400 MHz | |
| Graphics max frequency | 600 MHz | 600 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 R4 Graphics |
| Enduro | ||
| iGPU core count | 3 | |
| Switchable graphics | ||
| Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
| Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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| MIPI-DSI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Graphics image quality |
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| 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 |
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| DirectX | Yes | DirectX® 12 |
| OpenGL | Yes | |
| Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
| Package Size | 24mm x 31mm | |
| Sockets supported | FCBGA1296 | FP4 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 9.5 Watt | 15 Watt |
Peripherals |
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| Integrated LAN | ||
| Max number of PCIe lanes | 6 | 8 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | ||
| Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Virtualization |
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| 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™) | ||