Intel Atom C3538 vs AMD Opteron 6212

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3538 and AMD Opteron 6212 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.

Intel Atom C3538

AMD Opteron 6212

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3538

Around 39% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 71.70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
7.7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 115 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 71.70°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 115 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6212

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1085 vs 744
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4007 vs 1889

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1085 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	4007 vs 1889

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3538
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6212

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

1085

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1889

4007

Name	Intel Atom C3538	AMD Opteron 6212
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	1085
PassMark - CPU mark	1889	4007
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1287
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3460

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C3538	AMD Opteron 6212
Essentials
Architecture codename	Denverton
Launch date	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	2087	2094
Processor Number	C3538
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6212WKT8GGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	71.70°C
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4: 2133	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2000 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1310	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	115 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	12
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	3
PCIe configurations	x2,x4,x8
Total number of SATA ports	12
USB revision	3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)