Atom C3338 vs i5-9400F
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-9400F outperforms Atom C3338 by a whopping 817% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1374 | 3095 |
| Place by popularity | 22 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.63 | 0.06 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 3.51 | 2.77 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 7 January 2019 (7 years ago) | 22 February 2017 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $182 | $27 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i5-9400F has 9283% better value for money than Atom C3338.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i5-9400F and Atom C3338 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 29 | 15 |
| L1 cache | 385 KB | 112 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 9 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 89 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-9400F and Atom C3338 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 | FCLGA1151 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 8.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Atom C3338. 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 | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i5-9400F and Atom C3338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | - |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and Atom C3338 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400F and Atom C3338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4: 1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 14.936 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Atom C3338.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 10 |
| USB revision | no data | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 10 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | 4x2.5/1 GBE |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.41 | 0.59 |
| Recency | 7 January 2019 | 22 February 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 8 Watt |
i5-9400F has a 817% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Atom C3338, on the other hand, has 713% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i5-9400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom C3338 in performance tests.
Note that Core i5-9400F is a desktop processor while Atom C3338 is a server/workstation one.
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