Phenom II X3 N870 vs Atom x7-E3950

Primary Details

Comparing Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2219	2282
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	7x Intel Atom	3x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2016)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	30 August 2014 (9 years ago)	16 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$57	no data
Current price	$377 (6.6x MSRP)	no data

Detailed Specifications

Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870 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)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	4	3
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	56K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
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 Phenom II X3 N870 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	S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controller
AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 505

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	4	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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 outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by 12% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	1.21	1.08
Recency	30 August 2014	16 December 2010
Physical cores	4	3
Threads	4	3
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	35 Watt

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