Atom x5-Z8350 vs Pentium B940

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B940
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.56

Atom x5-Z8350 outperforms Pentium B940 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium B940 and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28302818
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency1.46no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date13 June 2011 (13 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium B940 and Atom x5-Z8350 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.92 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °C90 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B940 and Atom x5-Z8350 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)
SocketPGA988UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B940 and Atom x5-Z8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium B940 and Atom x5-Z8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Bootno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B940 and Atom x5-Z8350 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B940 and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR34 GB
Maximum memory size16 GB2 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/s12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B940 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported22
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium B940 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B940 and Atom x5-Z8350.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes161
USB revisionno data3.0

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.

Pentium B940 0.56
Atom x5-Z8350 0.58
+3.6%

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.

Pentium B940 861
Atom x5-Z8350 892
+3.6%

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.

Pentium B940 317
+135%
Atom x5-Z8350 135

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.

Pentium B940 544
+47.4%
Atom x5-Z8350 369

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Pentium B940 2610
+189%
Atom x5-Z8350 903

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Pentium B940 5067
+70.1%
Atom x5-Z8350 2979

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Pentium B940 2
+32.2%
Atom x5-Z8350 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 0.58
Recency 13 June 2011 8 February 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

Atom x5-Z8350 has a 3.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium B940 and Atom x5-Z8350.


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