Intel Atom C3950 vs Intel Celeron 2955U

Let's find out which one of Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Celeron 2955U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Atom C3950 Intel Celeron 2955U
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  Intel Atom Intel Celeron
• Generation
  2 4
• CPU group
  Intel Atom C3000 Intel Celeron 2000

In this block we are going to compare Intel Atom C3950 vs Intel Celeron 2955U 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.

• Frequency
  1.70 GHz 1.40 GHz
• CPU Cores
  16 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.20 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  16 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Celeron 2955U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.00 GHz
• Execution units
  10
• Shader
  80
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  7.5
• DirectX Version
  11.1
• Technology
  22 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Celeron 2955U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Celeron 2955U 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.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2400 DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  256 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 2.0
• PCIe lanes
  16 10

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Celeron 2955U.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Atom C3950 or Intel Celeron 2955U? 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  24 W 15 W
• Tjunction max.
  100 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Celeron 2955U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L2-Cache
  16.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Denverton Haswell U
• Technology
  14 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  BGA 1310 BGA 1168
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q3/2013

List of devices based on Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Celeron 2955U.

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