Intel Core m5-6Y57 vs Intel Atom x7-E3950. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  Intel Core M 6 Intel Atom x3/x5/x7
• Family
  Intel Core M Intel Atom
• Generation
  6 1
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  1.1 GHz 1.6 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  2.8 GHz 2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
  2.2 GHz -
• Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
  - No turbo

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 12
• Execution units
  24 18
• Generation
  9 9
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz 500 MHz
• GPU name
  Intel HD Graphics 515 Intel HD Graphics 505
• GPU Turbo
  900 MHz 650 MHz
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Max. GPU Memory
  16 GB 8 GB
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q3/2016
• Shader
  192 144
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode Decode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Atom x7-E3950 and Intel Core m5-6Y57. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No No
• Max. Memory
  - 8 GB
• Memory channels
  2 4
• Memory type
  LPDDR3-1866 LPDDR3-1866
• PCIe lanes
  10 6
• PCIe version
  3.0 2.0

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core m5-6Y57 and Intel Atom x7-E3950 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  - 110 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  4.5 W 12 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core m5-6Y57 and Intel Atom x7-E3950, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Skylake Y Cherry Trail
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  4 MB 2 MB
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q4/2016
• Socket
  BGA 1515 BGA 1296
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT