Intel Atom x5-Z8350 vs Intel Pentium B940

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x5-Z8350 and Intel Pentium B940 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom x5-Z8350

Intel Pentium B940

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x5-Z8350

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 85 C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 891 vs 861

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 85 C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	891 vs 861

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium B940

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.92 GHz
8x more maximum memory size: 16 GB vs 2 GB
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 854 vs 472
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 355 vs 168
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 644 vs 529

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.92 GHz
Maximum memory size	16 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	854 vs 472
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	355 vs 168
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	644 vs 529

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x5-Z8350
CPU 2: Intel Pentium B940

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

472

854

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

891

861

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

168

355

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

529

644

Name	Intel Atom x5-Z8350	Intel Pentium B940
PassMark - Single thread mark	472	854
PassMark - CPU mark	891	861
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	168	355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	529	644
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	55.944
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.185
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	380
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1180
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1160
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	380
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1180
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1160

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom x5-Z8350	Intel Pentium B940
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	Q1'16	15 May 2011
Place in performance rating	2797	2801
Processor Number	x5-Z8350	B940
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$30
Price now		$29.94
Value for money (0-100)		16.94
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.44 GHz	2.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	85 C
Maximum frequency	1.92 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Die size		149 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L2 cache		512 KB
L3 cache		2048 KB
Transistor count		624 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	2 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-RS 1600	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Execution Units	12
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	500 MHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	1.1 GHz
Max video memory	2 GB
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	17mm x 17mm	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Scenario Design Power (SDP)	2 W
Sockets supported	UTFCBGA592	PGA988
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	1	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x1	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
USB revision	3.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)