Intel Atom C3508 vs Intel Xeon E5520

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3508 and Intel Xeon E5520 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3508

  • Around 39% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 78% higher maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 144 GB
  • 6.7x lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 80 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size 256 GB vs 144 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11.5 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5520

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 58% higher clock speed: 2.53 GHz vs 1.60 GHz
  • Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1104 vs 636
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4626 vs 1796
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 2.53 GHz vs 1.60 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1104 vs 636
PassMark - CPU mark 4626 vs 1796

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3508
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5520

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
636
1104
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1796
4626
Name Intel Atom C3508 Intel Xeon E5520
PassMark - Single thread mark 636 1104
PassMark - CPU mark 1796 4626
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1969
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 62.27
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.95

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C3508 Intel Xeon E5520

Essentials

Architecture codename Denverton Nehalem EP
Launch date Q3'17 March 2009
Place in performance rating 2729 2716
Processor Number C3508 E5520
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $19
Price now $42.39
Value for money (0-100) 30.90

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 2.26 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 72°C
Maximum frequency 1.60 GHz 2.53 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 0 2
Number of threads 4 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Bus Speed 5.86 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 2 3
Maximum memory size 256 GB 144 GB
Supported memory types DDR4: 1866 DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 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) 11.5 Watt 80 Watt

Peripherals

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