Ryzen Embedded 8840U vs Atom x5-E3940

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Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-E3940 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2324not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiency11.63no data
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date30 August 2014 (10 years ago)2 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-E3940 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)103 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-E3940 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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
SocketIntel BGA 1296FP8
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Atom x5-E3940 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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 Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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 Ryzen Embedded 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 500AMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E3940 and Ryzen Embedded 8840U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes420

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 0.77 18.32
Recency 30 August 2014 2 April 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 28 Watt

Atom x5-E3940 has 180% lower power consumption.

Ryzen Embedded 8840U, on the other hand, has 2279.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

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