Atom C3950 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Atom C3950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking790not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Atom
Power efficiency14.02no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date19 September 2018 (6 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$389

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Atom C3950 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier3217
L1 cache96K (per core)896 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)16 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data78 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Atom C3950 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)
SocketSocket AM4FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt24 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Atom C3950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Atom C3950 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 Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Atom C3950 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Atom C3950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size64 GB256 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Atom C3950.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes2016
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 + 2x1 GBE

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 September 2018 15 August 2017
Physical cores 8 16
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 24 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

Atom C3950, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores, and 170.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 and Atom C3950. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 PRO 2700 is a desktop processor while Atom C3950 is a server/workstation one.


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