Atom x5-E8000 vs Xeon X3470

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3470
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.14
+240%

Xeon X3470 outperforms Atom x5-E8000 by a whopping 240% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3470 and Atom x5-E8000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18872783
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno data5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency2.0511.49
Architecture codenameno dataCherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date1 July 2009 (15 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3470 and Atom x5-E8000 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.93 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.04 GHz
Multiplierno data10
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature73 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3470 and Atom x5-E8000 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3470 and Atom x5-E8000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3470 and Atom x5-E8000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3470 and Atom x5-E8000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3470 and Atom x5-E8000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GB8 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3470 and Atom x5-E8000.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.

Xeon X3470 2.14
+240%
Atom x5-E8000 0.63

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.

Xeon X3470 3269
+240%
Atom x5-E8000 962

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.14 0.63
Recency 1 July 2009 8 February 2016
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 5 Watt

Xeon X3470 has a 239.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Atom x5-E8000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1800% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X3470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-E8000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3470 is a server/workstation processor while Atom x5-E8000 is a notebook one.


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