i7-14700KF vs Atom C3950

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Primary details

Comparing Atom C3950 and Core i7-14700KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated111
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data83.64
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data25.51
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$389$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom C3950 and Core i7-14700KF 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1628
Base clock speed1.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz5.6 GHz
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache896 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3950 and Core i7-14700KF 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
SocketFCBGA1310FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)24 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3950 and Core i7-14700KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist-no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom C3950 and Core i7-14700KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
SGX-no data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3950 and Core i7-14700KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3950 and Core i7-14700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size256 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3950 and Core i7-14700KF.

PCIe version35.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1616
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x1 GBEno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2017 17 October 2023
Physical cores 16 20
Threads 16 28
Power consumption (TDP) 24 Watt 125 Watt

Atom C3950 has 420.8% lower power consumption.

i7-14700KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 25% more physical cores and 75% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Atom C3950 and Core i7-14700KF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom C3950 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-14700KF is a desktop one.


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