Atom C3858 vs i7-5850EQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-5850EQ
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 47 Watt
4.60
+49.4%

Core i7-5850EQ outperforms Atom C3858 by a considerable 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5850EQ and Atom C3858 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13221638
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.95
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i7Intel Atom
Power efficiency8.9211.23
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$332

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-5850EQ and Atom C3858 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2720
L1 cacheno data672 KB
L2 cache1 MB12 MB
L3 cache6 MB12 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data83 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5850EQ and Atom C3858 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)
Socketno dataFCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)47 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Atom C3858. 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-
TSX+-

Security technologies

Core i7-5850EQ and Atom C3858 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Atom C3858 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Atom C3858. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size32 GB256 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Atom C3858.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes1616
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

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

i7-5850EQ 4.60
+49.4%
Atom C3858 3.08

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.

i7-5850EQ 7036
+49.5%
Atom C3858 4707

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.60 3.08
Recency 2 June 2015 15 August 2017
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 12
Power consumption (TDP) 47 Watt 25 Watt

i7-5850EQ has a 49.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom C3858, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 88% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-5850EQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3858 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-5850EQ is a notebook processor while Atom C3858 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-5850EQ and Atom C3858, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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