Intel Atom x7-E3950 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-26

The Intel Atom x7-E3950 is a 4 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q4/2016. The Intel Atom x7-E3950 is based on the 5. generation of the Intel Atom series and requires a mainboard with the socket BGA 1296. The Intel Atom x7-E3950 scores 307 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,154 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Atom x7-E3950 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Atom x7-E3950.
Name:	Intel Atom x7-E3950
Family:	Intel Atom
CPU group:	Intel Atom x3/x5/x7
Architecture:	Cherry Trail
Segment:	Mobile
Generation:	5
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Atom x7-E3950 clock with 1.60 GHz (2.00 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	1.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	--

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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics 505, the Intel Atom x7-E3950 has an build in graphic solution. It has 18 SM processors, which have a total of 144 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 505
GPU frequency:	0.50 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	0.65 GHz
Compute units:	18
Shader:	144
Max. GPU Memory:	8 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q3/2016

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Atom x7-E3950 supports up to 8 GB memory in up to 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s.

LPDDR3-1866	38.4 GB/s
Max. Memory:	8 GB
Memory channels:	4 (Quad Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	2.0 x 6
PCIe Bandwidth:	3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Atom x7-E3950 has a TDP of 12 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	12 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	110 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom x7-E3950 has a 2.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in %%Manufacturing%%. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	14 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	BGA 1296
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	2.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date:	Q4/2016
Release price:	57 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz (2.00 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Atom x7-E3950 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 Pentium E2210 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	309
	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	308
	Intel Core2 Duo E6420 2C 2T @ 2.13 GHz	308
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	307
	Intel Celeron 900 1C 1T @ 0.80 GHz	306
	MediaTek Helio G80 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	306
	Intel Atom C3808 12C 12T @ 2.00 GHz	306

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 i5-3317U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	1157
	AMD Athlon II X4 620 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	1155
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	1155
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1154
	MediaTek Helio X20 10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz	1153
	Intel Core M-5Y10a 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	1151
	Intel Celeron G1830 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1150

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 Celeron 1007U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	263
	Intel Atom x6414RE 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	260
	Samsung Exynos 7884 8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	254
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	246
	MediaTek Helio X20 10C 10T @ 2.10 GHz	240
	Intel Core i3-2375M 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	238
	Intel Core i3-2377M 2C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	238

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.


	Samsung Exynos 7884 8C 8T @ 1.60 GHz	802
	Intel Pentium G2010 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	799
	NVIDIA Tegra X1 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	798
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	784
	MediaTek Helio G35 8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	784
	MediaTek MT8176 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	782
	Intel Pentium 3825U 2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz	781

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 Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	103
	Intel Celeron N3350 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	102
	AMD Athlon 5350 4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz	95
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	94
	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	93
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	78
	AMD Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	75

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.


	AMD A8-4500M 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	285
	AMD A9-9425 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	284
	Intel Core m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	278
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	275
	AMD A6-5400K 2C 2T @ 3.80 GHz	275
	AMD A6-9225 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	273
	Intel Core m3-7Y30 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	270

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.


	AMD A4-3400 AMD Radeon HD 6410D @ 0.60 GHz	192
	AMD A4-3420 AMD Radeon HD 6410D @ 0.60 GHz	192
	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.20 GHz	192
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 Intel HD Graphics 505 @ 0.65 GHz	187
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Qualcomm Adreno 509 @ 0.72 GHz	184
	Intel Pentium G3258 Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.15 GHz	184
	AMD A4-4020 AMD Radeon HD 7480D @ 0.72 GHz	184

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 2 Quad Q9450 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	2110
	AMD Phenom II X4 820 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2106
	AMD A6-3410MX 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	2105
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	2103
	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2100
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	2100
	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2090

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 Celeron J1800 2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz	42
	Intel Celeron N2840 2C 2T @ 2.58 GHz	42
	Intel Pentium N3540 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	41
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	40
	Intel Atom x5-Z8550 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	40
	Intel Atom x7-Z8700 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	40
	Intel Pentium N3530 4C 4T @ 2.58 GHz	40

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.


	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	126
	Intel Celeron N3150 4C 4T @ 2.08 GHz	126
	AMD A4-3400 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	125
	Intel Atom x7-E3950 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	124
	Intel Celeron 2981U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	124
	Intel Celeron 2980U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	124
	AMD Athlon 5150 4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	122

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,439 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,412 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,700 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,649 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
648 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
596 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,954 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,340 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,105 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,100 entries

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