Pentium E5400 vs Atom x5-E8000

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-E8000
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
0.61
Pentium E5400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.61

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-E8000 and Pentium E5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27892781
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.46
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiency11.550.89
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date8 February 2016 (8 years ago)18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom x5-E8000 and Pentium E5400 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.04 GHz2.7 GHz
Multiplier10no data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C74 °C
Number of transistorsno data228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-E8000 and Pentium E5400 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
Socketno dataLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)5 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Pentium E5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Atom x5-E8000 and Pentium E5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Pentium E5400 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Pentium E5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (320 MHz)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E8000 and Pentium E5400.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes4no 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.


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-E8000 0.61
Pentium E5400 0.61

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-E8000 962
Pentium E5400 975
+1.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Atom x5-E8000 150
Pentium E5400 311
+107%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Atom x5-E8000 413
Pentium E5400 507
+22.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 February 2016 18 January 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 5 Watt 65 Watt

Atom x5-E8000 has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1200% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Atom x5-E8000 and Pentium E5400.

Be aware that Atom x5-E8000 is a notebook processor while Pentium E5400 is a desktop one.


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