Pentium 3550M vs Atom x7-E3950

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x7-E3950
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.16
+45%
Pentium 3550M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.80

Atom x7-E3950 outperforms Pentium 3550M by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking25542802
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.06
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series7x Intel AtomIntel Pentium
Power efficiency3.740.84
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date30 August 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$57$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Atom x7-E3950 and Pentium 3550M 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 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache56K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)103 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom x7-E3950 and Pentium 3550M 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 1296FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)12 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Pentium 3550M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Atom x7-E3950 and Pentium 3550M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Pentium 3550M 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 Pentium 3550M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 505 (500 - 650 MHz)Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x7-E3950 and Pentium 3550M integrated GPUs.

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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Pentium 3550M.

PCIe version2.02.0
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.

Atom x7-E3950 1.16
+45%
Pentium 3550M 0.80

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.

Atom x7-E3950 1864
+45.4%
Pentium 3550M 1282

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.16 0.80
Integrated graphics card 0.85 0.71
Recency 30 August 2014 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 37 Watt

Atom x7-E3950 has a 45% higher aggregate performance score, 19.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 208.3% lower power consumption.

The Intel Atom x7-E3950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium 3550M in performance tests.

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