Intel Atom x7-E3950 vs Intel Xeon W-2135

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Atom x7-E3950 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-2135
Intel Atom x7-E3950 Intel Xeon W-2135

CPU comparison

Intel Atom x7-E3950 or Intel Xeon W-2135 - 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 x7-E3950 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Atom x7-E3950 was released in Q4/2016.

The Intel Xeon W-2135 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 512 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-2135 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Atom (101) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
Intel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2100/3100 (15)
5 Generation 6
Cherry Trail Architecture Skylake W
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Xeon W-2235

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom x7-E3950 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.00 GHz). The Intel Xeon W-2135 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.50 GHz).

Intel Atom x7-E3950 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2135
4 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
2.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 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 x7-E3950 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2135
-- 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 HD Graphics 505 GPU no iGPU
0.50 GHz GPU frequency --
0.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
18 Compute units --
144 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 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 HD Graphics 505 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom x7-E3950 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-2135 can connect up to 512 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

Intel Atom x7-E3950 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2135
LPDDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2666
8 GB Max. Memory 512 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 8.25 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
6 PCIe lanes 48
3.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom x7-E3950 has a TDP of 12 W, that of the Intel Xeon W-2135 is 140 W.

Intel Atom x7-E3950 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2135
12 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 140 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
110 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom x7-E3950 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon W-2135 cache has a total of 8.25 MB.

Intel Atom x7-E3950 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-2135
14 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 1296 Socket LGA 2066
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q3/2017
57 $ Release price 835 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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 x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
307 (26%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1196 (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 x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1154 (16%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7254 (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 x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
246 (17%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1422 (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 x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
784 (11%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
7084 (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 x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
2103 (15%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
14244 (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 x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
40 (21%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
193 (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 x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
124 (9%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1382 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
94 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
275 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)

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 x7-E3950 Intel Atom x7-E3950
Intel HD Graphics 505 @ 0.65 GHz
187 (100%)
Intel Xeon W-2135 Intel Xeon W-2135
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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