Intel Atom C3508 vs Intel Xeon E5620
Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3508 and Intel Xeon E5620 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 29% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 77.6°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
- 6.7x lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 80 Watt
Maximum core temperature | 100°C vs 77.6°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 32 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 11.5 Watt vs 80 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5620
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 66% higher clock speed: 2.66 GHz vs 1.60 GHz
- Around 13% higher maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 256 GB
- Around 72% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1091 vs 636
- 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6528 vs 1796
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 2.66 GHz vs 1.60 GHz |
Maximum memory size | 288 GB vs 256 GB |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 vs 1 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1091 vs 636 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6528 vs 1796 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Atom C3508
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5620
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Atom C3508 | Intel Xeon E5620 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 636 | 1091 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1796 | 6528 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 442 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2092 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.552 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 62.536 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.469 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.559 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 7.383 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Atom C3508 | Intel Xeon E5620 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Denverton | Westmere EP |
Launch date | Q3'17 | March 2010 |
Place in performance rating | 2731 | 2668 |
Processor Number | C3508 | E5620 |
Series | Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series | Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors |
Status | Launched | Launched |
Vertical segment | Server | Server |
Launch price (MSRP) | $35 | |
Price now | $25.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 55.06 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 1.60 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 100°C | 77.6°C |
Maximum frequency | 1.60 GHz | 2.66 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 | 239 mm | |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | |
L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) | |
Transistor count | 1170 million | |
VID voltage range | 0.750V-1.350V | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 3 |
Maximum memory size | 256 GB | 288 GB |
Supported memory types | DDR4: 1866 | DDR3 800/1066 |
ECC memory support | ||
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 40-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |