Intel Atom C3538 vs AMD Opteron 6284 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3538 and AMD Opteron 6284 SE 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 6284 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3538

Around 55% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 64.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
9.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 64.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6284 SE

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 62% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 857 vs 744
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10619 vs 1889

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	857 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	10619 vs 1889

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3538
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6284 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

857

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1889

10619

Name	Intel Atom C3538	AMD Opteron 6284 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	857
PassMark - CPU mark	1889	10619
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1287
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3460

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C3538	AMD Opteron 6284 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Denverton	Interlagos
Launch date	Q3'17	May 2012
Place in performance rating	2087	2123
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		OS6284YETGGGU
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	16
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Die size		316 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		2400 million
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	4
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1310	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	140 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)