Intel Atom C2350 vs Intel Xeon 5160

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2350 and Intel Xeon 5160 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom C2350

Intel Xeon 5160

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2350

Around 51% higher maximum core temperature: 98°C vs 65°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
13.3x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 80 Watt

Maximum core temperature	98°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5160

Around 50% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1201 vs 493
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2383 vs 520

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1201 vs 493
PassMark - CPU mark	2383 vs 520

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2350
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

493

1201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

520

2383

Name	Intel Atom C2350	Intel Xeon 5160
PassMark - Single thread mark	493	1201
PassMark - CPU mark	520	2383
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		377
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		22.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.713

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C2350	Intel Xeon 5160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Avoton	Woodcrest
Launch date	Q3'13	June 2006
Place in performance rating	2997	3041
Processor Number	C2350	5160
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$22
Price now		$12.82
Value for money (0-100)		45.12
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.70 GHz	3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	98°C	65°C
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		143 mm2
L2 cache		4096 KB
Transistor count		291 million
VID voltage range		B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	10.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3/DDR3L 1333	DDR2
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1283	LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		0 W
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	4
PCI Express revision	2
PCIe configurations	x1,x2,x4
Total number of SATA ports	2
UART
USB revision	2
Advanced Technologies
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit	32-bit
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)