Intel Atom x6425RE vs Intel Core i9-7920X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom x6425RE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-7920X
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Core i9-7920X

CPU comparison

Intel Atom x6425RE or Intel Core i9-7920X - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Atom x6425RE has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.90 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Atom x6425RE was released in Q1/2021.

The Intel Core i9-7920X has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7920X was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Atom x6000 (10) CPU group Intel Core i 7000X (9)
6 Generation 7
Elkhart Lake Architecture Skylake X
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i9-9920X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom x6425RE is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz. The Intel Core i9-7920X has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.30 GHz).

Intel Atom x6425RE Characteristic Intel Core i9-7920X
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.90 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Atom x6425RE Characteristic Intel Core i9-7920X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom x6425RE supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7920X can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Atom x6425RE Characteristic Intel Core i9-7920X
LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
136.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 44
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 43.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom x6425RE has a TDP of 12 W, that of the Intel Core i9-7920X is 165 W.

Intel Atom x6425RE Characteristic Intel Core i9-7920X
12 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
110 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom x6425RE has a 1.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-7920X cache has a total of 16.00 MB.

Intel Atom x6425RE Characteristic Intel Core i9-7920X
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1493 Socket LGA 2066
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2021 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 1189 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom x6425RE (32%)
Intel Core i9-7920X (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom x6425RE (12%)
Intel Core i9-7920X (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
437 (39%)
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
1133 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1445 (13%)
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
11498 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
334 (24%)
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
1410 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
1021 (10%)
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
9881 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
2935 (12%)
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
23625 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
Intel UHD Graphics 10th Gen (32 EU) @ 0.40 GHz
213 (100%)
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
120.9 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
6200 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
188 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Atom x6425RE
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-7920X Intel Core i9-7920X
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
2438 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom x6425RE Intel Core i9-7920X
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