Atom x5-E8000 vs A6-3400M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-3400M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.75
+23%
Atom x5-E8000
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
0.61

A6-3400M outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-3400M and Atom x5-E8000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26672804
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency2.0311.54
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date14 June 2011 (13 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39

Detailed specifications

A6-3400M and Atom x5-E8000 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.04 GHz
Multiplierno data10
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size228 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-3400M and Atom x5-E8000 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFS1no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3400M and Atom x5-E8000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480Gno data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3400M and Atom x5-E8000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3400M and Atom x5-E8000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (320 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3400M and Atom x5-E8000.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A6-3400M 0.75
+23%
Atom x5-E8000 0.61

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A6-3400M 1193
+24%
Atom x5-E8000 962

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-3400M 211
+40.7%
Atom x5-E8000 150

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-3400M 522
+26.4%
Atom x5-E8000 413

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A6-3400M 1512
+66.2%
Atom x5-E8000 910

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A6-3400M 4922
+52.9%
Atom x5-E8000 3219

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A6-3400M 2135
+25.3%
Atom x5-E8000 1704

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A6-3400M 26
+33%
Atom x5-E8000 34.57

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 0.61
Integrated graphics card 0.78 0.77
Recency 14 June 2011 8 February 2016
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 5 Watt

A6-3400M has a 23% higher aggregate performance score, and 1.3% faster integrated GPU.

Atom x5-E8000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The A6-3400M is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-E8000 in performance tests.


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