Atom x5-E3940 vs x5-Z8350
Aggregate performance score
Atom x5-E3940 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a whopping 113% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2911 | 2417 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | 5x Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.38 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) | Apollo Lake (2014−2016) |
| Release date | 8 February 2016 (9 years ago) | 30 August 2014 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 1.44 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.92 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 56K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 103 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | UTFCBGA592 | Intel BGA 1296 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 10 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | 4 GB | DDR3-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz) | Intel HD Graphics 500 |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 500 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Atom x5-E3940.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 1 | 4 |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 1.19 |
| Recency | 8 February 2016 | 30 August 2014 |
Atom x5-Z8350 has an age advantage of 1 year.
Atom x5-E3940, on the other hand, has a 112.5% higher aggregate performance score.
The Intel Atom x5-E3940 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.
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