Xeon W-3275M vs Atom x5-E3940

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-E3940
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.25
Xeon W-3275M
2019
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
25.49
+1939%

Xeon W-3275M outperforms Atom x5-E3940 by a whopping 1939% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-E3940 and Xeon W-3275M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2307197
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.98
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series5x Intel AtomIntel Xeon W
Power efficiency11.6111.55
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date30 August 2014 (10 years ago)3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,453

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom x5-E3940 and Xeon W-3275M 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads456
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache56K (per core)1.75 MB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)28 MB
L3 cache0 KB38.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)103 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-E3940 and Xeon W-3275M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketIntel BGA 1296FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Xeon W-3275M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom x5-E3940 and Xeon W-3275M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Xeon W-3275M 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 Xeon W-3275M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size8 GB2 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

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-E3940 and Xeon W-3275M.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes464

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 1.25
Xeon W-3275M 25.49
+1939%

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
Xeon W-3275M 39736
+1935%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 25.49
Recency 30 August 2014 3 June 2019
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 4 56
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 205 Watt

Atom x5-E3940 has 1950% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3275M, on the other hand, has a 1939.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.

The Xeon W-3275M 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 Xeon W-3275M is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-E3940 and Xeon W-3275M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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