Atom x5-E3930 vs Celeron 3205U

Primary Details

Comparing Celeron 3205U and Atom x5-E3930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2653	2660
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	5x Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Broadwell-U (2015)	Apollo Lake (2016)
Release date	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)	30 August 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$182 (1.7x MSRP)	$965

Detailed Specifications

Celeron 3205U and Atom x5-E3930 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.8 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	56K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	103 °C
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 3205U and Atom x5-E3930 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1168	Intel BGA 1296
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 3205U and Atom x5-E3930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 3205U and Atom x5-E3930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
OS Guard	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 3205U and Atom x5-E3930 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 3205U and Atom x5-E3930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	16 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel HD Graphics 500
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 3205U and Atom x5-E3930 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 3205U and Atom x5-E3930 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

11.2/12

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 3205U and Atom x5-E3930.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	4

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.

Celeron 3205U outperforms Atom x5-E3930 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	0.61	0.60
Recency	1 March 2015	30 August 2014
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	7 Watt

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