Intel Atom x7-E3950 vs AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x7-E3950 and AMD Phenom II X3 P840 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.00 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2096 vs 1079
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Number of threads 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 2.00 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2096 vs 1079

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P840

  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 760 vs 742
  • 4.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1164 vs 253
  • 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2663 vs 837
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 760 vs 742
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1164 vs 253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2663 vs 837

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x7-E3950
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 P840

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
742
760
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2096
1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
253
1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
837
2663
Name Intel Atom x7-E3950 AMD Phenom II X3 P840
PassMark - Single thread mark 742 760
PassMark - CPU mark 2096 1079
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 253 1164
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 837 2663
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 x7-E3950 AMD Phenom II X3 P840

Essentials

Architecture codename Apollo Lake Champlain
Launch date Q4'16 4 October 2010
Place in performance rating 2217 2208
Processor Number E3950
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series 3x AMD Phenom II
Status Announced
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 110°C
Maximum frequency 2.00 GHz 1.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of threads 4 3
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB

Memory

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

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

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 24mm x 31mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1296 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt 25 Watt

Peripherals

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

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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
VirusProtect

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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)