Atom x5-E3940 vs i5-10300H

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-10300H
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.26
+328%
Atom x5-E3940
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.23

Core i5-10300H outperforms Atom x5-E3940 by a whopping 328% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10300H and Atom x5-E3940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11792309
Place by popularity34not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Comet Lake5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency11.0611.64
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date17 September 2020 (4 years ago)30 August 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10300H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)56K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C103 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10300H 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1440Intel BGA 1296
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10300H and Atom x5-E3940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10300H and Atom x5-E3940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10300H and Atom x5-E3940 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10300H and Atom x5-E3940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size128 GB8 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 500
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10300H and Atom x5-E3940 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10300H and Atom x5-E3940 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10300H and Atom x5-E3940 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10300H and Atom x5-E3940.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164

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.

i5-10300H 5.26
+328%
Atom x5-E3940 1.23

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.

i5-10300H 8353
+328%
Atom x5-E3940 1953

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.26 1.23
Integrated graphics card 5.58 0.77
Recency 17 September 2020 30 August 2014
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 10 Watt

i5-10300H has a 327.6% higher aggregate performance score, 624.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, and 100% more threads.

Atom x5-E3940, on the other hand, has 350% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-10300H is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-E3940 in performance tests.


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