Atom C3830 vs i5-7300HQ
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1600 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 6.73 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake-H (2017) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 15 August 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $250 | $289 |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 25 | 19 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 672 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 12 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 12 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 85 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830 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 | FCBGA1440 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 21.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | - |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4: 2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 630 | no data |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| DVI | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | no data |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@30Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over VGA | N/A | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 12 |
| USB revision | no data | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 12 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 12 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | 2x10/2.5/1 GBE |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 15 August 2017 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 21 Watt |
Atom C3830 has an age advantage of 7 months, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 114.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-7300HQ and Atom C3830. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Core i5-7300HQ is a notebook processor while Atom C3830 is a server/workstation one.
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