Intel Atom C3950 VS AMD A10-9700 — differences in specs

Comparing Intel Atom C3950 vs AMD A10-9700

Comparison of video cards Intel Atom C3950 vs AMD A10-9700 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of Intel Atom C3950

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Performance per watt

24 W 65 W

About 2.71 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of AMD A10-9700

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Higher clock speed

3.50 GHz 1.70 GHz

Around 51% better clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Atom C3950 AMD A10-9700

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Atom C3950 and AMD A10-9700 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Atom C3950 AMD A10-9700
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Atom AMD A
Generation	2 7
CPU group	Intel Atom C3000 AMD A10-9700

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Atom C3950 vs AMD A10-9700 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.70 GHz 3.50 GHz
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Atom C3950 and AMD A10-9700 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Bristol Ridge)
GPU frequency	1.03 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	6
Shader	384
Max. GPU Memory	-- 2 GB
Max. displays	2
Generation	6
Technology	28 nm
Release date	Q3/2017

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Atom C3950 and AMD A10-9700. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No Decode
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No Decode
VC-1	No Decode
JPEG	No Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Atom C3950 and AMD A10-9700 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
Max. Memory	256 GB 64 GB
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	2 2 (Dual Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Atom C3950 or AMD A10-9700? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	24 W 65 W
TDP down	-- 45 W
Tjunction max.	100 °C 90 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Atom C3950 and AMD A10-9700 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4
L2-Cache	16.00 MB 2.00 MB
Architecture	Denverton Excavator (Bristol Ridge)
Technology	14 nm 28 nm
Socket	BGA 1310 AM4 (LGA 1331)
Release date	Q3/2017 Q3/2017