Atom C3955 vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 40 Watt
27.16
+644%
Atom C3955
2017
16 cores / 16 threads, 32 Watt
3.65

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Atom C3955 by a whopping 644% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Atom C3955 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1801496
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.97
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesApple M4Intel Atom
Power efficiency64.2610.79
Architecture codenameno dataGoldmont (2016−2017)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$434

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Atom C3955 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1416
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data896 KB
L2 cacheno data16 MB
L3 cacheno data16 MB
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Atom C3955 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Atom C3955. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Atom C3955 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Atom C3955 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Atom C3955. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4: 2400
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 20-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Atom C3955.

PCIe versionno data3
PCI Express lanesno data16
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data16
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x10/2.5/1 GBE

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.16 3.65
Recency 30 October 2024 15 August 2017
Physical cores 14 16
Threads 14 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 32 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 644.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Atom C3955, on the other hand, has 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3955 in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while Atom C3955 is a server/workstation one.


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