Intel Atom x7-E3950

Intel Atom x7-E3950
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Atom x7-E3950 is a processor primarily designed for energy-efficient applications and compact systems. This chip, manufactured using the 14-nm process, is based on the Cherry Trail architecture. One of its greatest strengths is its remarkable energy efficiency. This processor is ideal, especially for fanless designs.

The Intel Atom x7-E3950 also proves to be an extremely suitable solution for devices with low power consumption. Integrated Intel HD Graphics 505, in our assessment, is absolutely sufficient for basic tasks and multimedia playback. It delivers the necessary performance for typical applications in its segment.

Due to its compact design and its design for continuous operation, the Intel Atom x7-E3950 is ideally suited for industrial controls, IoT gateways, and other embedded solutions. It often finds its place where little space and maximum reliability are required. Despite its efficiency-oriented design, this Atom processor has 2 MB of L3 cache, which is remarkable for its class.

The maximum memory bandwidth is 38 GB/s. Overall, the Intel Atom x7-E3950 is a consistent choice for systems that value reliability and low power consumption.
  • High energy efficiency
  • Integrated Intel HD Graphics 505
  • Ideal for Embedded- and IoT-Systems
  • Reliability in continuous operation

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 790 / 834
In segment Notebook
Multi-core performance
Rank 734 / 832
In segment Notebook
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Atom x6414RE
4C / 4T · 1.50 GHz
260
AMD GX-222GC
AMD GX-222GC 102 %
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
250
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
246
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 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i3-2350M
2C / 4T · 2.30 GHz
806
NVIDIA Tegra X1
8C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
798
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
784
Intel Pentium 3825U
2C / 4T · 1.90 GHz
781
Intel Celeron 3955U
2C / 2T · 2.00 GHz
780
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Celeron N3450
4C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
103 cb
Intel Celeron N3350
2C / 2T · 2.40 GHz
102 cb
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
94 cb
AMD A8-4500M
4C / 4T · 2.80 GHz
93 cb
Intel Celeron N2820
2C / 2T · 2.39 GHz
78 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C / 4T · 1.40 GHz
311
Intel Celeron N3450
4C / 4T · 2.20 GHz
308
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
307
AMD A8-7100
AMD A8-7100 100 %
4C / 4T · 3.00 GHz
306
Intel Celeron 900
1C / 1T · 0.80 GHz
306
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD A9-9425
AMD A9-9425 103 %
2C / 2T · 3.10 GHz
284 cb
Intel Core m3-6Y30
2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
278 cb
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
275 cb
AMD A6-9225
2C / 2T · 2.60 GHz
273 cb
Intel Core m3-7Y30
2C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
270 cb
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core M-5Y31
2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
1,162
Intel Core i5-3317U
2C / 4T · 1.70 GHz
1,157
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
1,154
Intel Core M-5Y10a
2C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
1,151
Intel Core i7-2677M
2C / 4T · 1.80 GHz
1,147
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i3-2377M
Intel HD Graphics 3000
192
Intel Core i5-6198DU
Intel HD Graphics 510
192
Intel Atom x7-E3950
Intel HD Graphics 505
187
AMD A4-5150M
AMD Radeon HD 8350G
184
AMD A4-5300
AMD Radeon HD 7480D
184
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance

Intel Celeron J1800
2C / 2T · 2.58 GHz
42 cb
Intel Celeron N2840
2C / 2T · 2.58 GHz
42 cb
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
40 cb
Intel Celeron J1750
2C / 2T · 2.41 GHz
39 cb
Intel Celeron N2830
2C / 2T · 2.41 GHz
39 cb
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance

Intel Celeron N3150
4C / 4T · 2.08 GHz
126 cb
Intel Pentium 3556U
2C / 2T · 1.70 GHz
126 cb
Intel Atom x7-E3950
4C / 4T · 1.60 GHz
124 cb
Intel Celeron N2920
4C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
121 cb
Intel Celeron J1850
4C / 4T · 2.00 GHz
120 cb

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Atom (108)
CPU groupIntel Atom x3/x5/x7 (9)
ArchitectureCherry Trail
Technology14 nm
SegmentNotebook
SocketBGA 1296
Generation5
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 4x
Frequency: 1.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):
L2-Cache
L3-Cache2.00 MB
OverclockingNo

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

PropertyValue
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 505
GPU frequency0.50 - 0.65 GHz
CUs / Shader18 / 144
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory8 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ3/2016

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
LPDDR3-1866
38.4 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory8 GB
Memory channels4
ECC
PCIe2.0 x 6
PCIe Bandwidth3.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP12 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.110 °C

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systems
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ4/2016
Release price57 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Atom x7-E3950
Intel Atom x7-E3950
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