GX-215JJ vs Atom x5-E3940
Primary details
Comparing Atom x5-E3940 and GX-215JJ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2359 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.63 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Apollo Lake (2014−2016) | Prairie Falcon (2016−2018) |
| Release date | 30 August 2014 (10 years ago) | 23 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-E3940 and GX-215JJ 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 56K (per core) | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 103 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-E3940 and GX-215JJ 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 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E3940 and GX-215JJ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Atom x5-E3940 and GX-215JJ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-E3940 and GX-215JJ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-E3940 and GX-215JJ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 500 | Radeon R2E 2CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E3940 and GX-215JJ.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 August 2014 | 23 February 2016 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 6 Watt |
Atom x5-E3940 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
GX-215JJ, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Atom x5-E3940 and GX-215JJ. We've got no test results to judge.
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