Celeron N5095 vs Atom C3958

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3958 and Celeron N5095 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1633	1660
Place by popularity	not in top-100	42
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.54	0.81
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Jasper Lake
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date	15 August 2017 (6 years ago)	11 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron N5095 has 50% better value for money than Atom C3958.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3958 and Celeron N5095 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	no data	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3958 and Celeron N5095 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
Socket	no data	BGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3958 and Celeron N5095. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3958 and Celeron N5095 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3958 and Celeron N5095. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR4
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3958 and Celeron N5095.

PCI Express lanes

16

8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 C3958 outperforms Celeron N5095 by 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.77	2.64
Recency	15 August 2017	11 January 2021
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	15 Watt

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