Atom C3958 vs i5-8550

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8550 and Atom C3958 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1748
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.53
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Atom
Power efficiencyno data7.54
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-8550 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads616
Base clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache64K (per core)896 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)16 MB
L3 cache9 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8550 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket1151FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8550 and Atom C3958. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-8550 and Atom C3958 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8550 and Atom C3958 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8550 and Atom C3958. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size64 GB256 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8550 and Atom C3958.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanesno data16
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data16
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x10/2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2018 15 August 2017
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 6 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 31 Watt

i5-8550 has an age advantage of 1 year.

Atom C3958, on the other hand, has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and 109.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-8550 and Atom C3958. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-8550 is a desktop processor while Atom C3958 is a server/workstation one.


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