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Intel Core i3-8300T vs Intel Atom C3955. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2018
Intel Core i3-8300T
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Intel Atom C3955
Intel Atom C3955

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-8300T or Intel Atom C3955? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i3-8300T has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Intel Atom C3955 has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 32 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 52% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-8300T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    533 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    530 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    743 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    356 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    364 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    255 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    349 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    71 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    557 place
Intel Atom C3955 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom C3955
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  • More number of cores

    12 more cores

    16 left arrow 4
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    32 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom C3955 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-8300T Intel Core i3-8300T
Intel Atom C3955 Intel Atom C3955
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000 left arrow Intel Atom C3000
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Atom
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i3-7300T left arrow -
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Core i3-9300T left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 2.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 2.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1100 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow -
  • Shader
    192 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Atom C3955 and Intel Core i3-8300T. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-8300T and Intel Atom C3955 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 32 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-8300T and Intel Atom C3955, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Denverton
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 16 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow BGA 1310
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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