Intel Atom x7-E3950 vs Intel Core M-5Y70

Last updated: 2024-01-30

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom x7-E3950		Intel Core M-5Y70
CPU comparison Intel Atom x7-E3950 or Intel Core M-5Y70 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Atom x7-E3950 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Atom x7-E3950 was released in Q4/2016. The Intel Core M-5Y70 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core M-5Y70 was released in Q3/2014.

Intel Atom (101)	Family	Intel Core M (16)
Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9)	CPU group	Intel Core M 5 (7)
5	Generation	5
Cherry Trail	Architecture	Broadwell Y
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Atom x7-E3950 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.00 GHz). The Intel Core M-5Y70 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.10 GHz (2.60 GHz).
Intel Atom x7-E3950	Characteristic	Intel Core M-5Y70
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
1.60 GHz	Frequency	1.10 GHz
2.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.60 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Atom x7-E3950	Characteristic	Intel Core M-5Y70
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 505	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 5300
0.50 GHz	GPU frequency	0.10 GHz
0.65 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.85 GHz
9	GPU Generation	8
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
18	Compute units	24
144	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	16 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.2

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel HD Graphics 505	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 5300
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode
Decode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VP9	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Atom x7-E3950 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core M-5Y70 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Atom x7-E3950	Characteristic	Intel Core M-5Y70
LPDDR3-1866	Memory	DDR3L-1600
8 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	2.0
6	PCIe lanes	12
3.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	6.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom x7-E3950 has a TDP of 12 W, that of the Intel Core M-5Y70 is 4.5 W.
Intel Atom x7-E3950	Characteristic	Intel Core M-5Y70
12 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	4.5 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
110 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Atom x7-E3950 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core M-5Y70 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Atom x7-E3950	Characteristic	Intel Core M-5Y70
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1296	Socket	BGA 1234
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
	Operating systems
Q4/2016	Release date	Q3/2014
57 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Atom x7-E3950 (42%)

Intel Core M-5Y70 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Atom x7-E3950 (87%)

Intel Core M-5Y70 (93%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	307 (46%)
	Intel Core M-5Y70 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	667 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1154 (100%)
	Intel Core M-5Y70 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1079 (94%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Atom x7-E3950 Intel HD Graphics 505 @ 0.65 GHz	187 (57%)
	Intel Core M-5Y70 Intel HD Graphics 5300 @ 0.85 GHz	326 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	2103 (100%)
	Intel Core M-5Y70 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1791 (85%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	40 (37%)
	Intel Core M-5Y70 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	107 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	124 (60%)
	Intel Core M-5Y70 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	208 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	246 (100%)
	Intel Core M-5Y70 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	784 (100%)
	Intel Core M-5Y70 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	94 (100%)
	Intel Core M-5Y70 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	275 (100%)
	Intel Core M-5Y70 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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