Intel Atom C3508 vs Intel Xeon W3540

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3508 and Intel Xeon W3540 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 47% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 67.9°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • 10.7x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 10.8x lower typical power consumption: 11.5 Watt vs 130 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
Maximum memory size 256 GB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11.5 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3540

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.60 GHz
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1297 vs 636
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3109 vs 1796
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 1.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1297 vs 636
PassMark - CPU mark 3109 vs 1796

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3508
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3540

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
636
1297
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1796
3109
Name Intel Atom C3508 Intel Xeon W3540
PassMark - Single thread mark 636 1297
PassMark - CPU mark 1796 3109
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 534
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2148
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.976
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 50.158
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.621
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.438

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C3508 Intel Xeon W3540

Essentials

Architecture codename Denverton Bloomfield
Launch date Q3'17 March 2009
Place in performance rating 2729 2739
Processor Number C3508 W3540
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $699
Price now $19.92
Value for money (0-100) 80.92

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 2.93 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 1.60 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 0 1
Number of threads 4 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Bus Speed 4.8 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 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 3
Maximum memory size 256 GB 24 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 1
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1310 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 11.5 Watt 130 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
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

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