Atom x5-E3940 vs Celeron G4900

Aggregate performance score

Celeron G4900
2018
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.51
+22.8%
Atom x5-E3940
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.23

Celeron G4900 outperforms Atom x5-E3940 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-E3940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21382307
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.95no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency2.6411.59
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)30 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$42no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron G4900 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache128 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C103 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G4900 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151Intel BGA 1296
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-E3940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-E3940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-E3940 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-E3940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size64 GB8 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 610Intel HD Graphics 500
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-E3940 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-E3940 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-E3940 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-E3940.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164

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.

Celeron G4900 1.51
+22.8%
Atom x5-E3940 1.23

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.

Celeron G4900 2394
+22.6%
Atom x5-E3940 1953

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.51 1.23
Integrated graphics card 1.89 0.77
Recency 2 April 2018 30 August 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 10 Watt

Celeron G4900 has a 22.8% higher aggregate performance score, 145.5% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 3 years.

Atom x5-E3940, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 440% lower power consumption.

The Celeron G4900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-E3940 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G4900 is a desktop processor while Atom x5-E3940 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G4900 and Atom x5-E3940, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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