EPYC 9115 vs Atom x5-E3940
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9115 outperforms Atom x5-E3940 by a whopping 2460% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom x5-E3940 and EPYC 9115 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2391 | 145 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 40.16 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.52 | 23.59 |
| Architecture codename | Apollo Lake (2014−2016) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | 30 August 2014 (10 years ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $726 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-E3940 and EPYC 9115 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 56K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 103 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 16,630 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-E3940 and EPYC 9115 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) | 2 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1296 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E3940 and EPYC 9115. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Atom x5-E3940 and EPYC 9115 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-E3940 and EPYC 9115 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-E3940 and EPYC 9115. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 500 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E3940 and EPYC 9115.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 128 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.21 | 30.98 |
| Recency | 30 August 2014 | 10 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 125 Watt |
Atom x5-E3940 has 1150% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9115, on the other hand, has a 2460.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 9115 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 EPYC 9115 is a server/workstation one.
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