Apollo Lake vs Atom x7-E3950

Primary details

Comparing Atom x7-E3950 and Apollo Lake processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2227	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	7x Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2016)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	30 August 2014 (9 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$57	no data
Current price	$377 (6.6x MSRP)	$195

Detailed specifications

Atom x7-E3950 and Apollo Lake 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	4 (Quad-Core)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	no data
L1 cache	56K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Maximum core temperature	110 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	103 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom x7-E3950 and Apollo Lake 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)	no data
Socket	Intel BGA 1296	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Apollo Lake. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Atom x7-E3950 and Apollo Lake technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Apollo Lake are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Apollo Lake. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 505

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Apollo Lake.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data

Pros & cons summary

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