Celeron 3965U vs Atom x7-E3950

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x7-E3950
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.17
+7.3%
Celeron 3965U
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.09

Atom x7-E3950 outperforms Celeron 3965U by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23732418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series7x Intel AtomIntel Celeron
Power efficiency9.236.88
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Kaby Lake-U (2017)
Release date30 August 2014 (10 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$57$107

Detailed specifications

Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache56K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data98.7 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)103 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketIntel BGA 1296FCBGA1356,FPBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 505 (500 - 650 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes410

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Atom x7-E3950 1.17
+7.3%
Celeron 3965U 1.09

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.

Atom x7-E3950 1864
+7.6%
Celeron 3965U 1732

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Atom x7-E3950 231
Celeron 3965U 442
+91.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Atom x7-E3950 718
Celeron 3965U 790
+10%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.17 1.09
Integrated graphics card 0.93 1.85
Recency 30 August 2014 3 January 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 15 Watt

Atom x7-E3950 has a 7.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 25% lower power consumption.

Celeron 3965U, on the other hand, has 98.9% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 2 years.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Atom x7-E3950 and Celeron 3965U.


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