Atom N455 vs x5-E3930

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-E3930 and Atom N455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2801	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	8.57	no data
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release date	26 October 2016 (8 years ago)	1 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$64

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-E3930 and Atom N455 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	1.67 GHz
Bus rate	no data	533 MHz
L1 cache	56K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	66 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	103 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	123 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-E3930 and Atom N455 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1296	FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)	6.5 Watt	6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Atom N455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
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 x5-E3930 and Atom N455 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 x5-E3930 and Atom N455 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	-
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Atom N455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Intel HD Graphics 500

Intel GMA 3150

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Atom N455.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	26 October 2016	1 June 2010
Physical cores	2	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm

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