Atom C3958 vs Celeron N4000

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N4000 and Atom C3958 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2405	1612
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.59
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Gemini Lake (2019)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	11 December 2017 (6 years ago)	15 August 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	$449
Current price	$305 (2.9x MSRP)	$740 (1.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron N4000 and Atom C3958 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	2 (Dual-core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB	896 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 deg C	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N4000 and Atom C3958 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1090	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N4000 and Atom C3958. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Speed Shift	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Celeron N4000 and Atom C3958 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N4000 and Atom C3958 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N4000 and Atom C3958. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size	8 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 600	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	650 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N4000 and Atom C3958 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron N4000 and Atom C3958 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support

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no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N4000 and Atom C3958 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N4000 and Atom C3958.

PCIe version	2.0	3
PCI Express lanes	6	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	8	8
Integrated LAN	-	4x10/2.5/1 GBE
UART	+	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 C3958 outperforms Celeron N4000 by 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.95	2.77
Recency	11 December 2017	15 August 2017
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	16
Cost	$107	$449
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	31 Watt

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