Phenom II X3 N870 vs Atom x7-E3950
Aggregate performance score
Atom x7-E3950 outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2372 | 2434 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 7x Intel Atom | 3x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 9.18 | 2.85 |
| Architecture codename | Apollo Lake (2014−2016) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 30 August 2014 (10 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $57 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 56K (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 110 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 103 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870 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) | no data |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1296 | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 505 (500 - 650 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | no 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.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.17 | 1.06 |
| Recency | 30 August 2014 | 16 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 3 |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 35 Watt |
Atom x7-E3950 has a 10.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.
The Atom x7-E3950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x7-E3950 and Phenom II X3 N870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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