Atom x5-E3940 vs N570

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Aggregate performance score

Atom N570
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 8 Watt
0.21
Atom x5-E3940
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.23
+486%

Atom x5-E3940 outperforms Atom N570 by a whopping 486% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom N570 and Atom x5-E3940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32062324
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Atom5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency2.2111.63
Architecture codenamePineview (2009−2011)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date1 March 2011 (13 years ago)30 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N570 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.66 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.67 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate666 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)56K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data103 °C
Number of transistors176 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom N570 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)
SocketFCBGA559Intel BGA 1296
Power consumption (TDP)8.5 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N570 and Atom x5-E3940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Atom N570 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 N570 and Atom x5-E3940 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N570 and Atom x5-E3940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size2 GB8 GB
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel GMA 3150Intel HD Graphics 500

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N570 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 N570 0.21
Atom x5-E3940 1.23
+486%

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 N570 341
Atom x5-E3940 1953
+473%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 1.23
Integrated graphics card 0.01 0.77
Recency 1 March 2011 30 August 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 10 Watt

Atom N570 has 25% lower power consumption.

Atom x5-E3940, on the other hand, has a 485.7% higher aggregate performance score, 7600% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Atom x5-E3940 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N570 in performance tests.


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