Intel Core M-5Y70 vs Atom x7-E3950

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Aggregated performance score

Atom x7-E3950
2016
4 cores / 4 threads
1.22
+2.5%
Core M-5Y70
2014
2 cores / 4 threads
1.19

Atom x7-E3950 outperforms Core M-5Y70 by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22052220
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series7x Intel AtomIntel Core M
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2016)Broadwell-Y (2014)
Release date26 October 2016 (7 years old)5 September 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$57no data
Current price$377 (6.6x MSRP)$922

Technical specs

Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.6 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data50 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)103 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70 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 1296FCBGA1234
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVXno data+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data+
Smart Responseno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 505Intel HD Graphics 5300
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes412

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.

Atom x7-E3950 1.22
+2.5%
M-5Y70 1.19

Atom x7-E3950 outperforms Core M-5Y70 by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Atom x7-E3950 1864
+2.2%
M-5Y70 1823

Atom x7-E3950 outperforms Core M-5Y70 by 2% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Atom x7-E3950 233
M-5Y70 507
+118%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 118% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Atom x7-E3950 717
M-5Y70 888
+23.8%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 24% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Atom x7-E3950 1304
M-5Y70 3741
+187%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 187% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Atom x7-E3950 3769
M-5Y70 6375
+69.1%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 69% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Atom x7-E3950 2152
M-5Y70 2386
+10.9%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 11% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Atom x7-E3950 30.26
M-5Y70 19.35
+56.4%

Atom x7-E3950 outperforms Core M-5Y70 by 56% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Atom x7-E3950 2
M-5Y70 2
+29.8%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 30% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Atom x7-E3950 125
M-5Y70 182
+45.6%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 46% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Atom x7-E3950 41
M-5Y70 91
+122%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 122% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Atom x7-E3950 0.51
M-5Y70 1.1
+116%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 116% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Atom x7-E3950 1
M-5Y70 1.6
+60%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 60% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Atom x7-E3950 725
M-5Y70 2385
+229%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 229% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Atom x7-E3950 45
M-5Y70 91
+103%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 103% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Atom x7-E3950 9
M-5Y70 12
+26.2%

Core M-5Y70 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by 26% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.22 1.19
Integrated graphics card 0.86 1.21
Recency 26 October 2016 5 September 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 4 Watt

We couldn't decide between Atom x7-E3950 and Core M-5Y70. The differences in performance seem too small.


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