Intel Atom C3758 vs Intel Core i7-4790

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3758 and Intel Core i7-4790 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom C3758

Intel Core i7-4790

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3758

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 32 GB
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 84 Watt
Around 57% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1481 vs 943
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7318 vs 3461

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72.72°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	256 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 84 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1481 vs 943
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7318 vs 3461

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4790

Around 82% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2229 vs 867
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7267 vs 4614

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2229 vs 867
PassMark - CPU mark	7267 vs 4614

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3758
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4790

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1481

943

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7318

3461

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

867

2229

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4614

7267

Name	Intel Atom C3758	Intel Core i7-4790
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1481	943
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7318	3461
PassMark - Single thread mark	867	2229
PassMark - CPU mark	4614	7267
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.169
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		89.044
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.435
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2226
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3807
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1245
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2226
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3807

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C3758	Intel Core i7-4790
Essentials
Architecture codename	Denverton	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'17	1 April 2014
Place in performance rating	1631	1623
Processor Number	C3758	i7-4790
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$303
Price now		$278.99
Value for money (0-100)		10.55
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	72.72°C
Maximum frequency	2.20 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	256 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4: 2400	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1310	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	84 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	16
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	3	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	x2,x4,x8	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Total number of SATA ports	16
USB revision	3
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3