Atom x5-E3930 vs Pentium G640

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G640
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.85
+46.6%
Atom x5-E3930
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 7 Watt
0.58

Pentium G640 outperforms Atom x5-E3930 by a considerable 47% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G640 and Atom x5-E3930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25632803
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency1.247.84
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date3 June 2012 (12 years ago)30 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G640 and Atom x5-E3930 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)56K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data103 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G640 and Atom x5-E3930 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)
SocketFCLGA1155Intel BGA 1296
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G640 and Atom x5-E3930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G640 and Atom x5-E3930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G640 and Atom x5-E3930 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G640 and Atom x5-E3930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsIntel HD Graphics 500
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G640 and Atom x5-E3930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G640 and Atom x5-E3930.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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 G640 0.85
+46.6%
Atom x5-E3930 0.58

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 G640 1349
+45.4%
Atom x5-E3930 928

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 0.58
Recency 3 June 2012 30 August 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 7 Watt

Pentium G640 has a 46.6% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom x5-E3930, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 828.6% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-E3930 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G640 is a desktop processor while Atom x5-E3930 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G640 and Atom x5-E3930, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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