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).

 

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: 892 vs 865
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 892 vs 865

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: 855 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 855 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
855
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
892
865
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 472 855
PassMark - CPU mark 892 865
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)