Intel Atom S1279 vs Intel Atom x7-E3950

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom S1279 and Intel Atom x7-E3950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x7-E3950

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 8% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 13.1 Watt
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt vs 13.1 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom S1279
CPU 2: Intel Atom x7-E3950

Name Intel Atom S1279 Intel Atom x7-E3950
PassMark - Single thread mark 742
PassMark - CPU mark 2096
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 837
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 741
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2381
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 741
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2381

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom S1279 Intel Atom x7-E3950

Essentials

Architecture codename Briarwood Apollo Lake
Launch date Q2'13 Q4'16
Place in performance rating not rated 2217
Processor Number S1279 E3950
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor S Series Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series
Status Launched Announced
Vertical segment Server Embedded

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 1.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 14 nm
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 4
Maximum core temperature 110°C
Maximum frequency 2.00 GHz
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C

Memory

Max memory channels 1 4
Maximum memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333 DDR3L (ECC and Non ECC) up to 1866MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory bandwidth 38.4 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported FCBGA1283 FCBGA1296
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 13.1 Watt 12 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 24mm x 31mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 40 6
PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
PCI support
UART
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCIe configurations x4,x2,x1
Total number of SATA ports 2
USB revision 2.0/3.0

Advanced Technologies

Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x5A84
Execution Units 18
Graphics base frequency 500 MHz
Graphics max frequency 650 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 505

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2160 @60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160 @30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX Yes
OpenGL Yes

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

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