Samsung S5L8900 vs Intel Atom C3950

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Samsung S5L8900 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C3950
Samsung S5L8900 Intel Atom C3950

CPU comparison

Samsung S5L8900 or Intel Atom C3950 - 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 Samsung S5L8900 has 1 cores with 1 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 0.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Samsung S5L8900 was released in Q1/2007.

The Intel Atom C3950 has 16 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3950 was released in Q3/2017.
Samsung S5L (3) Family Intel Atom (108)
Samsung S5L8900 (1) CPU group Intel Atom C3000 (20)
1 Generation 5
ARM 1176 Architecture Denverton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Samsung S5L8900 is a 1 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.40 GHz. The Intel Atom C3950 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (2.20 GHz).

Samsung S5L8900 Characteristic Intel Atom C3950
1 Cores 16
1 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
0.40 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.20 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Samsung S5L8900 Characteristic Intel Atom C3950
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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.

PowerVR MBX Lite GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
130nm Technology
1 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
1 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

PowerVR MBX Lite GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Samsung S5L8900 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3950 can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Samsung S5L8900 Characteristic Intel Atom C3950
Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 256 GB
0 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
-- Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 16.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Samsung S5L8900 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Atom C3950 is 24 W.

Samsung S5L8900 Characteristic Intel Atom C3950
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 24 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Samsung S5L8900 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Atom C3950 cache has a total of 16.00 MB.

Samsung S5L8900 Characteristic Intel Atom C3950
90 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv7-A (32 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket BGA 1310
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2007 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 389 $
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