Intel Atom C3538 vs AMD Opteron X2170

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3538 and AMD Opteron X2170 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Atom C3538

AMD Opteron X2170

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3538

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron X2170

Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 832 vs 744
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1911 vs 1889

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	832 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	1911 vs 1889

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3538
CPU 2: AMD Opteron X2170

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

744

832

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1889

1911

Name	Intel Atom C3538	AMD Opteron X2170
PassMark - Single thread mark	744	832
PassMark - CPU mark	1889	1911
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1287
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3460
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		657
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		657
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		857
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		857
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2540
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2540

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C3538	AMD Opteron X2170
Essentials
Architecture codename	Denverton	Steppe Eagle
Launch date	Q3'17	September 2016
Place in performance rating	2010	2063
Processor Number	C3538
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD Opteron X2100 Series APU
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	4	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		2 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4: 2133	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1310	FT3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	25 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)
Graphics Core Next Architecture
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
X86 SoC Technology
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™)
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
iGPU core count		128