Atom x5-E3930 vs Ryzen 5 1500X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 1500X
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.95
+875%

Ryzen 5 1500X outperforms Atom x5-E3930 by a whopping 875% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1500X and Atom x5-E3930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11212799
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 55x Intel Atom
Power efficiency8.358.56
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date16 March 2017 (7 years ago)26 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$189no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1500X 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache384 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data103 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1500X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4Intel BGA 1296
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Atom x5-E3930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 1500X and Atom x5-E3930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Atom x5-E3930 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Atom x5-E3930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 500

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1500X and Atom x5-E3930.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes204

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.

Ryzen 5 1500X 5.95
+875%
Atom x5-E3930 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.

Ryzen 5 1500X 9103
+881%
Atom x5-E3930 928

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.95 0.61
Recency 16 March 2017 26 October 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 6 Watt

Ryzen 5 1500X has a 875.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Atom x5-E3930, on the other hand, has 983.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 1500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-E3930 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 1500X is a desktop processor while Atom x5-E3930 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 1500X and Atom x5-E3930, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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