Atom x5-E3940 vs N270

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Aggregate performance score

Atom N270
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 2 Watt
0.09
Atom x5-E3940
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.23
+1267%

Atom x5-E3940 outperforms Atom N270 by a whopping 1267% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom N270 and Atom x5-E3940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33952324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Atom5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency3.4011.63
Architecture codenameDiamondVille (2008−2009)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date2 April 2008 (16 years ago)30 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$44no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N270 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed0.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate533.33 MT/sno data
Multiplier12no data
L1 cache56 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size25.9638 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data103 °C
Number of transistors47 Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.9V-1.1625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N270 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPBGA437Intel BGA 1296
Power consumption (TDP)2.5 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N270 and Atom x5-E3940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Atom N270 and Atom x5-E3940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N270 and Atom x5-E3940 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N270 and Atom x5-E3940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1866
Maximum memory size8 GB8 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 500

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N270 and Atom x5-E3940.

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.

Atom N270 0.09
Atom x5-E3940 1.23
+1267%

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.

Atom N270 136
Atom x5-E3940 1953
+1336%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.09 1.23
Recency 2 April 2008 30 August 2014
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 10 Watt

Atom N270 has 400% lower power consumption.

Atom x5-E3940, on the other hand, has a 1266.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Atom x5-E3940 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N270 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N270 and Atom x5-E3940, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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