Atom C3830 vs Athlon 850
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 850 and Atom C3830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird (1999−2000) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 11 February 2000 (24 years ago) | 15 August 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $849 | $289 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 850 and Atom C3830 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.85 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 19 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 672 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 12 MB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 102 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 22 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 850 and Atom C3830 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | A | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 21.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 850 and Atom C3830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
Security technologies
Athlon 850 and Atom C3830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 850 and Atom C3830 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 850 and Atom C3830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR4: 2133 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 850 and Atom C3830.
| PCIe version | no data | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
| USB revision | no data | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 12 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 12 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | 2x10/2.5/1 GBE |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 February 2000 | 15 August 2017 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 21 Watt |
Atom C3830 has an age advantage of 17 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 114.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 850 and Atom C3830. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 850 is a desktop processor while Atom C3830 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 850 and Atom C3830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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