Intel Core i5-13600H vs Intel Atom C3958

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-13600H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C3958
Intel Core i5-13600H Intel Atom C3958

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-13600H or Intel Atom C3958 - 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 Core i5-13600H has 12 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13600H was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Atom C3958 has 16 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3958 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Core i 13000H (26) CPU group Intel Atom C3000 (20)
13 Generation 5
Raptor Lake H Architecture Denverton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-12600H Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-13600H has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-13600H is 2.80 GHz (4.80 GHz) while the Intel Atom C3958 has 16 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom C3958 is at 2.00 GHz.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic Intel Atom C3958
12 Cores 16
16 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz (4.80 GHz)
4x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.00 GHz
2.10 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

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 Core i5-13600H Characteristic Intel Atom C3958
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i5-13600H or Intel Atom C3958 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
1.50 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
80 Compute units --
640 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) 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 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 Core i5-13600H can use up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s. The Intel Atom C3958 supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic Intel Atom C3958
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2400
96 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 16.00 MB
18.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
28 PCIe lanes 16
110.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-13600H is 45 W, while the Intel Atom C3958 has a TDP of 31 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic Intel Atom C3958
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 31 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
95 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-13600H is manufactured in 10 nm and has 18.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom C3958 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i5-13600H Characteristic Intel Atom C3958
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1744 Socket BGA 1310
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q3/2017
311 $ Release price 449 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13600H (100%)
Intel Atom C3958 (19%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-13600H (100%)
Intel Atom C3958 (28%)

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 Core i5-13600H Intel Core i5-13600H
12C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1780 (100%)
Intel Atom C3958 Intel Atom C3958
16C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
332 (19%)

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 Core i5-13600H Intel Core i5-13600H
12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
10480 (100%)
Intel Atom C3958 Intel Atom C3958
16C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
4134 (39%)

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 Core i5-13600H Intel Core i5-13600H
12C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
25300 (100%)
Intel Atom C3958 Intel Atom C3958
16C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
4281 (17%)

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 Core i5-13600H Intel Core i5-13600H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz
1859 (100%)
Intel Atom C3958 Intel Atom C3958
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-13600H Intel Atom C3958
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