Intel Atom x5-E3940 vs Intel Core i7-4720HQ

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-E3940 and Intel Core i7-4720HQ 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 10% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 100°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 4.7x lower typical power consumption: 9.5 Watt vs 47 Watt
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 1098 vs 539
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1098 vs 539
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1994 vs 1175
  • Around 70% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1994 vs 1175
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 110°C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 9.5 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1098 vs 539
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1098 vs 539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1994 vs 1175
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1994 vs 1175

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4720HQ

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1860 vs 677
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5740 vs 1953
  • 3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1163 vs 378
  • 3.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1163 vs 378
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 1.80 GHz
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1860 vs 677
PassMark - CPU mark 5740 vs 1953
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1163 vs 378
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1163 vs 378

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-E3940
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4720HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
677
1860
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1953
5740
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
378
1163
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
378
1163
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1098
539
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1098
539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1994
1175
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1994
1175
Name Intel Atom x5-E3940 Intel Core i7-4720HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark 677 1860
PassMark - CPU mark 1953 5740
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 378 1163
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 378 1163
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1098 539
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1098 539
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1994 1175
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1994 1175
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 791
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2765
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2981
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 82.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.641

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom x5-E3940 Intel Core i7-4720HQ

Essentials

Architecture codename Apollo Lake Haswell
Launch date Q4'16 1 January 2015
Place in performance rating 2276 2279
Processor Number E3940 i7-4720HQ
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Announced Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $378

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 2.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 110°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 1.80 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 6 MB
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 DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x5A85 0x416
Execution Units 12
Graphics base frequency 400 MHz 400 MHz
Graphics max frequency 600 MHz 1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 500 Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

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

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2160 @60Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160 @30Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA 2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX Yes 11.2/12
OpenGL Yes 4.3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 24mm x 31mm 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.6mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1296 FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 9.5 Watt 47 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
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI

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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