i5-12500H vs Atom x5-E3940

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-E3940 and Core i5-12500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2302	557
Place by popularity	not in top-100	32
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	5x Intel Atom	Intel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency	11.67	27.90
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	30 August 2014 (10 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-E3940 and Core i5-12500H 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	56K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	103 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-E3940 and Core i5-12500H 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
Socket	Intel BGA 1296	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i5-12500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom x5-E3940 and Core i5-12500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i5-12500H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i5-12500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 500	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	no data	80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-E3940 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Core i5-12500H.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	20

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	1.28	13.77
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	16
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	45 Watt

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