i5-1135G7 vs Atom x7-E3950

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x7-E3950
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.17
Core i5-1135G7
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
6.12
+423%

Core i5-1135G7 outperforms Atom x7-E3950 by a whopping 423% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x7-E3950 and Core i5-1135G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23721093
Place by popularitynot in top-10027
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series7x Intel AtomIntel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency9.1820.58
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)
Release date30 August 2014 (10 years ago)2 September 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$57no data

Detailed specifications

Atom x7-E3950 and Core i5-1135G7 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache56K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature110 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)103 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x7-E3950 and Core i5-1135G7 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
SocketIntel BGA 1296FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core i5-1135G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom x7-E3950 and Core i5-1135G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core i5-1135G7 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core i5-1135G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 505 (500 - 650 MHz)Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x7-E3950 and Core i5-1135G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core i5-1135G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core i5-1135G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Core i5-1135G7.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes416

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
i5-1135G7 6.12
+423%

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
i5-1135G7 9721
+422%

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
i5-1135G7 1599
+592%

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
i5-1135G7 4514
+529%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Atom x7-E3950 1304
i5-1135G7 8116
+522%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Atom x7-E3950 3769
i5-1135G7 25271
+570%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Atom x7-E3950 2152
i5-1135G7 8274
+284%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Atom x7-E3950 30.26
i5-1135G7 6.66
+354%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Atom x7-E3950 2
i5-1135G7 9
+477%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Atom x7-E3950 125
i5-1135G7 822
+558%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Atom x7-E3950 41
i5-1135G7 198
+383%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Atom x7-E3950 0.51
i5-1135G7 2.33
+357%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Atom x7-E3950 1
i5-1135G7 5.2
+420%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Atom x7-E3950 725
i5-1135G7 5283
+629%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Atom x7-E3950 9
i5-1135G7 41
+350%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Atom x7-E3950 45
i5-1135G7 183
+305%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.17 6.12
Recency 30 August 2014 2 September 2020
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 28 Watt

Atom x7-E3950 has 133.3% lower power consumption.

i5-1135G7, on the other hand, has a 423.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-1135G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x7-E3950 in performance tests.


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