Pentium G4400 vs Atom C3858
Aggregate performance score
Atom C3858 outperforms Pentium G4400 by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1868 | 2365 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.37 | 0.61 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 12.26 | 3.05 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Goldmont (2016−2017) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 15 August 2017 (8 years ago) | 1 September 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $332 | $64 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium G4400 has 65% better value for money than Atom C3858.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Atom C3858 and Pentium G4400 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 20 | 33 |
| L1 cache | 672 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 150 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 83 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 65 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom C3858 and Pentium G4400 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1310 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 54 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium G4400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Atom C3858 and Pentium G4400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | - | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium G4400 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium G4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4: 2400 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 510 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom C3858 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3858 and Pentium G4400.
| PCIe version | 3 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
| USB revision | 3 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 16 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | 4x10/2.5/1 GBE | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.86 | 1.45 |
| Recency | 15 August 2017 | 1 September 2015 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 54 Watt |
Atom C3858 has a 97.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and 116% lower power consumption.
The Intel Atom C3858 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G4400 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom C3858 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G4400 is a desktop one.
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