Atom C3950 vs Celeron N3160
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2652 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Celeron | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 17.74 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Braswell (2015−2016) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 15 January 2016 (8 years ago) | 15 August 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | $389 |
Detailed specifications
Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.24 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | IDI | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 17 |
| L1 cache | no data | 896 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 78 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950 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) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA1170 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 24 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | - | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | - | no data |
Security technologies
Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | - | + |
| Anti-Theft | - | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| VT-i | - | no data |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4: 2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Braswell) | no data |
| Max video memory | 8 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 640 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | + | no data |
| OpenGL | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 16 |
| USB revision | 2.0/3.0 | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | 16 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | 16 |
| Number of USB ports | 5 | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | - | 2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x1 GBE |
| UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 January 2016 | 15 August 2017 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 24 Watt |
Celeron N3160 has 300% lower power consumption.
Atom C3950, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Celeron N3160 is a notebook processor while Atom C3950 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N3160 and Atom C3950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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