Intel Core i7-7700K 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

5,815

Rank #317

vs
4,266

Rank #1,566

5,815
4,266

Core i7-7700K wins by 26.6% (Rank #317 vs #1566)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,165

Rank #212

vs
3,819

Rank #1,873

6,165
3,819

Core i7-7700K wins by 38.1% (Rank #212 vs #1873)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,291

Rank #473

vs
4,937

Rank #689

5,291
4,937

Core i7-7700K wins by 6.7% (Rank #473 vs #689)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,747

Rank #584

vs
4,579

Rank #1,032

4,747
4,579

Core i7-7700K wins by 3.5% (Rank #584 vs #1032)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,779

Rank #573

vs
4,609

Rank #878

4,779
4,609

Core i7-7700K wins by 3.6% (Rank #573 vs #878)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,822

Rank #543

vs
4,552

Rank #1,096

4,822
4,552

Core i7-7700K wins by 5.6% (Rank #543 vs #1096)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7700K Atom C3958 Diff
Cores
4
16
-75%
Threads
8
16
-50%
Base Frequency
4,200 MHz
2,000 MHz
+52.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
4,400 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
42x
20x
+52.4%
L1 Cache
256 KB
896 KB
-71.4%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
16 MiB
-93.8%
L3 Cache
8 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)
91 W
31 W
65.9% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i7-7700K Atom C3958
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core Atom
Series i7-7700 3000
Model Number i7-7700K 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 No Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- x8, x4, x2, x1
Market Segment Desktop Embedded
Release Price $350.00 $449.00
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i7-7700K
Intel
Atom C3958
Intel

Family

Core i7-7700K
Core
Atom C3958
Atom

Series

Core i7-7700K
i7-7700
Atom C3958
3000

Model Number

Core i7-7700K
i7-7700K
Atom C3958
C3958

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7700K
Kaby Lake
Atom C3958
Goldmont

Core Name

Core i7-7700K
Kaby Lake S
Atom C3958
Denverton

Core Family

Core i7-7700K
6
Atom C3958
6

Core Model

Core i7-7700K
158
Atom C3958
95

Socket

Core i7-7700K
LGA-1151
Atom C3958
--

Package

Core i7-7700K
FCLGA-1151
Atom C3958
FCBGA-1310

Chipset

Core i7-7700K
Sunrise Point and Union Point
Atom C3958
--

Memory Type

Core i7-7700K
DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400
Atom C3958
DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2400

ECC Support

Core i7-7700K
No
Atom C3958
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i7-7700K
--
Atom C3958
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-7700K
--
Atom C3958
x8, x4, x2, x1

Market Segment

Core i7-7700K
Desktop
Atom C3958
Embedded

Release Price

Core i7-7700K
$350.00
Atom C3958
$449.00

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7700K
No
Atom C3958
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7700K 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 i7-7700K
14 nm
Atom C3958
14 nm

Manufacturer

Core i7-7700K
Intel
Atom C3958
Intel

Technology

Core i7-7700K
CMOS
Atom C3958
CMOS

Word Size

Core i7-7700K
64-bit
Atom C3958
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7700K
x86-64 (x86)
Atom C3958
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7700K Atom C3958
GPU HD Graphics 630 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1150 MHz --
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-7700K
HD Graphics 630
Atom C3958
--

GPU Designer

Core i7-7700K
Intel
Atom C3958
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7700K
1150 MHz
Atom C3958
--

Execution Units

Core i7-7700K
24
Atom C3958
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7700K Atom C3958
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
QAT
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64