Microsoft XBox Series S vs Intel Atom E3845

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Microsoft XBox Series S CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom E3845
Microsoft XBox Series S Intel Atom E3845

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Microsoft XBox Series S and the Intel Atom E3845 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Microsoft XBox Series S 8 core processor released in Q3/2020 with the Intel Atom E3845 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2013.
AMD Ryzen 7 (70) Family Intel Atom (108)
AMD Ryzen 4000G (22) CPU group Intel Atom E3800 (6)
3 Generation 4
Renoir (Zen 2) Architecture Bay Trail
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Microsoft XBox Series S is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.60 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The Intel Atom E3845 clocks with 1.91 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Microsoft XBox Series S Characteristic Intel Atom E3845
8 Cores 4
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 1.91 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Microsoft XBox Series S Characteristic Intel Atom E3845
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series S) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
1.57 GHz GPU frequency 0.54 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.79 GHz
1 GPU Generation 7
7 nm Technology 22 nm
1 Max. displays 2
20 Compute units 4
1280 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 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.

AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series S) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 10 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Microsoft XBox Series S, while the Intel Atom E3845 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Microsoft XBox Series S Characteristic Intel Atom E3845
GDDR6 Memory DDR3L-1333
10 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
224.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version --
12 PCIe lanes --
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Microsoft XBox Series S has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Atom E3845 is 10 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Microsoft XBox Series S Characteristic Intel Atom E3845
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Microsoft XBox Series S has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Atom E3845 is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Microsoft XBox Series S Characteristic Intel Atom E3845
7 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA Socket BGA 1170
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2020 Release date Q4/2013
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Microsoft XBox Series S (100%)
Intel Atom E3845 (20%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Microsoft XBox Series S (100%)
Intel Atom E3845 (8%)

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.
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1015 (100%)
Intel Atom E3845 Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
198 (20%)

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.
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
6824 (100%)
Intel Atom E3845 Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
696 (10%)

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.
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series S) @ 1.57 GHz
4000 (100%)
Intel Atom E3845 Intel Atom E3845
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.79 GHz
51 (1%)

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.
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
16536 (100%)
Intel Atom E3845 Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
1058 (6%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
1084 (100%)
Intel Atom E3845 Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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.
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
9894 (100%)
Intel Atom E3845 Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom E3845 Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
151 (100%)

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.
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom E3845 Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
455 (100%)

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.
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
410 (100%)
Intel Atom E3845 Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 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.
Microsoft XBox Series S Microsoft XBox Series S
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
3837 (100%)
Intel Atom E3845 Intel Atom E3845
4C 4T @ 1.91 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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