Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS vs Atom C3955

Aggregate performance score

Atom C3955
2017
16 cores / 16 threads, 32 Watt
3.65
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
16.74
+359%

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS outperforms Atom C3955 by a whopping 359% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3955 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1487386
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.93no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency10.7956.58
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Hawk Point (2024)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$434no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom C3955 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache896 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3955 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 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
SocketFCBGA1310FP7
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3955 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist-no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Atom C3955 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3955 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3955 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR5
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3955 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS.

PCIe version34.0
PCI Express lanes1620
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN4x10/2.5/1 GBEno data

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.

Atom C3955 3.65
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 16.74
+359%

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.

Atom C3955 5803
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS 26591
+358%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.65 16.74
Recency 15 August 2017 16 April 2024
Physical cores 16 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 28 Watt

Atom C3955 has 100% more physical cores.

Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, on the other hand, has a 358.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3955 in performance tests.


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