Intel Core i3-7100 vs Intel Atom C3958

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,304

Rank #615

vs
4,266

Rank #1,566

5,304
4,266

Core i3-7100 wins by 19.6% (Rank #615 vs #1566)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,585

Rank #493

vs
3,819

Rank #1,873

5,585
3,819

Core i3-7100 wins by 31.6% (Rank #493 vs #1873)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,882

Rank #750

vs
4,937

Rank #689

4,882
4,937

Atom C3958 wins by 1.1% (Rank #750 vs #689)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,577

Rank #1,043

vs
4,579

Rank #1,032

4,577
4,579

Atom C3958 wins by 0% (Rank #1043 vs #1032)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,567

Rank #1,002

vs
4,609

Rank #878

4,567
4,609

Atom C3958 wins by 0.9% (Rank #1002 vs #878)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,607

Rank #945

vs
4,552

Rank #1,096

4,607
4,552

Core i3-7100 wins by 1.2% (Rank #945 vs #1096)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i3-7100 Atom C3958 Diff
Cores
2
16
-87.5%
Threads
4
16
-75%
Base Frequency
3,900 MHz
2,000 MHz
+48.7%
Clock Multiplier
39x
20x
+48.7%
L1 Cache
128 KB
896 KB
-85.7%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
16 MiB
-96.9%
L3 Cache
3 MiB
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
64 GB
256 GB
-75%
Max Bandwidth
36 GB/s
36 GB/s
0%
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
51 W
31 W
39.2% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i3-7100 Atom C3958
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core Atom
Series i3-7100 3000
Model Number i3-7100 C3958
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake Goldmont
Core Name Kaby Lake S Denverton
Core Family 6 6
Core Model 158 95
Socket LGA-1151 --
Package FCLGA-1151 FCBGA-1310
Chipset Sunrise Point and Union Point --
Memory Type DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- x8, x4, x2, x1
Market Segment Desktop Embedded
Release Price $117.00 $449.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i3-7100
Intel
Atom C3958
Intel

Family

Core i3-7100
Core
Atom C3958
Atom

Series

Core i3-7100
i3-7100
Atom C3958
3000

Model Number

Core i3-7100
i3-7100
Atom C3958
C3958

Microarchitecture

Core i3-7100
Kaby Lake
Atom C3958
Goldmont

Core Name

Core i3-7100
Kaby Lake S
Atom C3958
Denverton

Core Family

Core i3-7100
6
Atom C3958
6

Core Model

Core i3-7100
158
Atom C3958
95

Socket

Core i3-7100
LGA-1151
Atom C3958
--

Package

Core i3-7100
FCLGA-1151
Atom C3958
FCBGA-1310

Chipset

Core i3-7100
Sunrise Point and Union Point
Atom C3958
--

Memory Type

Core i3-7100
DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400
Atom C3958
DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400

ECC Support

Core i3-7100
Yes
Atom C3958
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i3-7100
--
Atom C3958
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i3-7100
--
Atom C3958
x8, x4, x2, x1

Market Segment

Core i3-7100
Desktop
Atom C3958
Embedded

Release Price

Core i3-7100
$117.00
Atom C3958
$449.00

Locked Multiplier

Core i3-7100
Yes
Atom C3958
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i3-7100 Atom C3958
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Core i3-7100
14 nm
Atom C3958
14 nm

Manufacturer

Core i3-7100
Intel
Atom C3958
Intel

Technology

Core i3-7100
CMOS
Atom C3958
CMOS

Word Size

Core i3-7100
64-bit
Atom C3958
64-bit

ISA

Core i3-7100
x86-64 (x86)
Atom C3958
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i3-7100 Atom C3958
GPU HD Graphics 630 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1100 MHz --
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i3-7100
HD Graphics 630
Atom C3958
--

GPU Designer

Core i3-7100
Intel
Atom C3958
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i3-7100
1100 MHz
Atom C3958
--

Execution Units

Core i3-7100
24
Atom C3958
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i3-7100 Atom C3958
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
QAT
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
VT-d
VT-x
XFR
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64