Intel Atom C3338 vs Intel Xeon X5550

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3338 and Intel Xeon X5550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3338

  • Around 33% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 75°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 10.6x lower typical power consumption: 8.5 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 75°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8.5 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X5550

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
  • Around 13% higher maximum memory size: 144 GB vs 128 GB
  • Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1312 vs 806
  • 5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5603 vs 1028
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Maximum memory size 144 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1312 vs 806
PassMark - CPU mark 5603 vs 1028

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3338
CPU 2: Intel Xeon X5550

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
806
1312
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1028
5603
Name Intel Atom C3338 Intel Xeon X5550
PassMark - Single thread mark 806 1312
PassMark - CPU mark 1028 5603
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 491
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2241
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.775
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 71.663
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.861
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.531

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C3338 Intel Xeon X5550

Essentials

Architecture codename Denverton Nehalem EP
Launch date Q1'17 March 2009
Place in performance rating 2544 2539
Processor Number C3338 X5550
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $62
Price now $17.27
Value for money (0-100) 92.15

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.50 GHz 2.66 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 75°C
Maximum frequency 2.20 GHz 3.06 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of QPI Links 0 2
Number of threads 2 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count 731 million
VID voltage range 0.75V -1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 1 3
Maximum memory size 128 GB 144 GB
Supported memory types DDR4: 1866 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm 42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1310 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8.5 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 10
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 10
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 3
PCIe configurations x2,x4,x8
Total number of SATA ports 10
USB revision 3

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 40-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)