i7-14700T vs Atom x5-E3940

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-E3940
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.23
Core i7-14700T
2024
20 cores / 28 threads, 35 Watt
19.65
+1498%

Core i7-14700T outperforms Atom x5-E3940 by a whopping 1498% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2325291
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data39.57
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiency11.6453.13
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date30 August 2014 (10 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Efficient-coresno data12
Threads428
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)103 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T 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 1296FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GB192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 500Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.6 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes416

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-E3940 1.23
i7-14700T 19.65
+1498%

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-E3940 1953
i7-14700T 31208
+1498%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.23 19.65
Integrated graphics card 0.77 6.16
Recency 30 August 2014 8 January 2024
Physical cores 4 20
Threads 4 28
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 35 Watt

Atom x5-E3940 has 250% lower power consumption.

i7-14700T, on the other hand, has a 1497.6% higher aggregate performance score, 700% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, and 400% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

The Core i7-14700T is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-E3940 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom x5-E3940 is a notebook processor while Core i7-14700T is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-E3940 and Core i7-14700T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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