m3-7Y30 vs Atom C3955

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1747	2422
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.38	0.10
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Core m3
Power efficiency	11.02	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	15 August 2017 (8 years ago)	30 August 2016 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$434	$281

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Atom C3955 has 280% better value for money than m3-7Y30.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Atom C3955 and Core m3-7Y30 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	21	10
L1 cache	896 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	16 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3955 and Core m3-7Y30 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	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	4.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3955 and Core m3-7Y30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	-	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom C3955 and Core m3-7Y30 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3955 and Core m3-7Y30 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3955 and Core m3-7Y30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	256 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	29.861 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics 615
Max video memory	no data	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom C3955 and Core m3-7Y30 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 C3955 and Core m3-7Y30 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	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom C3955 and Core m3-7Y30 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3955 and Core m3-7Y30.

PCIe version	3	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	10
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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.28	1.37
Recency	15 August 2017	30 August 2016
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	16	4
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	4 Watt

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