Opteron A1170 vs Atom x5-E3930

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-E3930 and Opteron A1170 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	Server
Series	5x Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	7.84	no data
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Seattle (2016)
Release date	30 August 2014 (10 years ago)	14 January 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-E3930 and Opteron A1170 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	56K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	103 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-E3930 and Opteron A1170 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	SP1
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Opteron A1170. 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 Opteron A1170 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 Opteron A1170 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 Opteron A1170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 500

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Opteron A1170.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 August 2014	14 January 2016
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	7 Watt	32 Watt

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