Atom C3830 vs i3-7120

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-7120 and Atom C3830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i3Intel Atom
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date17 July 2017 (7 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$117$289

Detailed specifications

Core i3-7120 and Atom C3830 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier4019
L1 cache128 KB672 KB
L2 cache512 KB12 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7120 and Atom C3830 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)
Socket1151FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt21.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7120 and Atom C3830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-

Security technologies

Core i3-7120 and Atom C3830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7120 and Atom C3830 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7120 and Atom C3830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4: 2133
Maximum memory size64 GB256 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7120 and Atom C3830.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes1612
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data12
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data2x10/2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 21 Watt

Atom C3830 has 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 142.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-7120 and Atom C3830. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-7120 is a desktop processor while Atom C3830 is a server/workstation one.


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