Intel Atom C3538 vs Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3538 and Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 C3538

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 32 GB
  • 5.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 80 Watt
  • Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1287 vs 865
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3460 vs 3280
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 256 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1287 vs 865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3460 vs 3280

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 76% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2080 vs 744
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6819 vs 1889
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 2.10 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2080 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark 6819 vs 1889

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3538
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
744
2080
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1889
6819
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1287
865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3460
3280
Name Intel Atom C3538 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 744 2080
PassMark - CPU mark 1889 6819
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1287 865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3460 3280
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3655
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.829
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 83.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.375
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.897

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C3538 Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Denverton Haswell
Launch date Q3'17 June 2013
Place in performance rating 2087 2106
Processor Number C3538 E3-1230 v3
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $264
Price now $261.66
Value for money (0-100) 10.50

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.10 GHz 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.10 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of QPI Links 0 0
Number of threads 4 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 256 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4: 2133 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
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 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1310 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 12 16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 12
Number of USB ports 8
PCI Express revision 3 3.0
PCIe configurations x2,x4,x8 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Total number of SATA ports 12
USB revision 3
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)

Graphics

Processor graphics None