Intel Atom x7-E3950 vs Intel Core i7-3615QM

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom x7-E3950 and Intel Core i7-3615QM 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom x7-E3950

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 110°C vs 105 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 45 Watt
Maximum core temperature 110°C vs 105 °C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3615QM

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 8 GB
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1709 vs 743
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5206 vs 2112
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 665 vs 253
  • 3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2619 vs 837
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2649 vs 2381
  • Around 11% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2649 vs 2381
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1709 vs 743
PassMark - CPU mark 5206 vs 2112
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 665 vs 253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2619 vs 837
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2649 vs 2381
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2649 vs 2381

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom x7-E3950
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3615QM

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
743
1709
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2112
5206
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
253
665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
837
2619
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2381
2649
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2381
2649
Name Intel Atom x7-E3950 Intel Core i7-3615QM
PassMark - Single thread mark 743 1709
PassMark - CPU mark 2112 5206
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 253 665
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 837 2619
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 741
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2381 2649
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 741
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2381 2649
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.126
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.491
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.911

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom x7-E3950 Intel Core i7-3615QM

Essentials

Architecture codename Apollo Lake Ivy Bridge
Launch date Q4'16 23 April 2012
Place in performance rating 2148 2151
Processor Number E3950 i7-3615QM
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor X Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Announced Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $378

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 110°C 105 °C
Maximum frequency 2.00 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB
Transistor count 1400 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 38.4 GB/s 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L (ECC and Non ECC) up to 1866MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x5A84 0x166
Execution Units 18
Graphics base frequency 500 MHz 650 MHz
Graphics max frequency 650 MHz 1.2 GHz
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 Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
MIPI-DSI
Number of displays supported 3 3
CRT
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

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 1
Package Size 24mm x 31mm 31.0 x 24.0mm (BGA1224)
Sockets supported FCBGA1296 FCBGA1224
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 6 16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 2.0 3.0
PCIe configurations x4,x2,x1 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
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
4G WiMAX Wireless
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® My WiFi technology

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™)