Atom x5-E3940 vs Athlon 850

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 850 and Atom x5-E3940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data5x Intel Atom
Power efficiencyno data11.64
Architecture codenameThunderbird (1999−2000)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date11 February 2000 (24 years ago)26 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$849no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 850 and Atom x5-E3940 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed0.85 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography180 nm14 nm
Die size102 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C103 °C
Number of transistors22 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 850 and Atom x5-E3940 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)
SocketAIntel BGA 1296
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt9.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 850 and Atom x5-E3940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Athlon 850 and Atom x5-E3940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 850 and Atom x5-E3940 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 850 and Atom x5-E3940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR3-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel HD Graphics 500

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 850 and Atom x5-E3940.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 February 2000 26 October 2016
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 180 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 9 Watt

Atom x5-E3940 has an age advantage of 16 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 850 and Atom x5-E3940. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 850 is a desktop processor while Atom x5-E3940 is a notebook one.


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