Intel Atom x5-E3940 vs Intel Core i7-3610QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-E3940 and Intel Core i7-3610QM 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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-E3940

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 105 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 4.5x lower typical power consumption: 9.5 Watt vs 45 Watt
Maximum core temperature 110°C vs 105 °C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 9.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3610QM

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 83% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1665 vs 672
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5120 vs 1941
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2412 vs 1994
  • Around 21% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2412 vs 1994
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1665 vs 672
PassMark - CPU mark 5120 vs 1941
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2412 vs 1994
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2412 vs 1994

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-E3940
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3610QM

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
672
1665
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1941
5120
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1994
2412
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1994
2412
Name Intel Atom x5-E3940 Intel Core i7-3610QM
PassMark - Single thread mark 672 1665
PassMark - CPU mark 1941 5120
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 2412
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1994 2412
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 642
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2517
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 14.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.003

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom x5-E3940 Intel Core i7-3610QM

Essentials

Architecture codename Apollo Lake Ivy Bridge
Launch date Q4'16 23 April 2012
Place in performance rating 2284 2287
Processor Number E3940 i7-3610QM
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Announced Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $378
Price now $399.99
Value for money (0-100) 5.50

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 110°C 105 °C
Maximum frequency 1.80 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB
Transistor count 1400 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 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x5A85 0x166
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max frequency 600 MHz 1.1 GHz
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 Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

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

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 1
Package Size 24mm x 31mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Sockets supported FCBGA1296 FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 9.5 Watt 45 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 3.0
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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™)

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