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 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1953 vs 1248
  • 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 1953 vs 1248
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 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1088 vs 677
  • 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 1088 vs 677
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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
677
1088
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1953
1248
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
378
686
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
378
686
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1098
1001
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1098
1001
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1994
2684
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1994
2684
Name Intel Atom x5-E3940 AMD A6-9210
PassMark - Single thread mark 677 1088
PassMark - CPU mark 1953 1248
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

Essentials

Architecture codename Apollo Lake Stoney Ridge
Launch date Q4'16 1 June 2016
Place in performance rating 2277 2258
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

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
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 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

Graphics

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

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 DirectX® 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 FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 9.5 Watt 15 Watt

Peripherals

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

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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

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™)

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