Athlon X4 730 vs Atom x5-E3930

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-E3930
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 7 Watt
0.58
Athlon X4 730
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.43
+147%

Athlon X4 730 outperforms Atom x5-E3930 by a whopping 147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-E3930 and Athlon X4 730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28012182
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiency7.842.08
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date30 August 2014 (10 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-E3930 and Athlon X4 730 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)192K
L2 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)103 °C74 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-E3930 and Athlon X4 730 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
SocketIntel BGA 1296FM2
Power consumption (TDP)7 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Athlon X4 730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Atom x5-E3930 and Athlon X4 730 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Athlon X4 730 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Athlon X4 730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size8 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 500no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Athlon X4 730.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes4no data

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 x5-E3930 0.58
Athlon X4 730 1.43
+147%

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 x5-E3930 928
Athlon X4 730 2278
+145%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 1.43
Recency 30 August 2014 2 October 2012
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 65 Watt

Atom x5-E3930 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 828.6% lower power consumption.

Athlon X4 730, on the other hand, has a 146.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Athlon X4 730 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-E3930 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom x5-E3930 is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 730 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-E3930 and Athlon X4 730, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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