Atom C3850 vs i5-8250U

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1458not rated
Place by popularity38not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Atom
Power efficiency24.46no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date21 August 2017 (7 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$297$323

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier1621
L1 cache64K (per core)672 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)12 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size123 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C78 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850 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)
SocketFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data-
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® ME-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133DDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size32 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 620no data
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes1216
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data16
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data2x10/2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 12
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

i5-8250U has 66.7% lower power consumption.

Atom C3850, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-8250U and Atom C3850. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-8250U is a notebook processor while Atom C3850 is a server/workstation one.


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