Atom x5-E3940 vs x5-Z8350

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2818	2303
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency	no data	11.67
Architecture codename	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)	30 August 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	1.44 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.92 GHz	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	no data	56K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	103 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	UTFCBGA592	Intel BGA 1296
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	4 GB	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	2 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory	2 GB	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4

1920x1080

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	1	4
USB revision	3.0	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.58	1.28
Recency	8 February 2016	30 August 2014

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