Intel Atom C3558 vs Intel Xeon E5649

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3558 and Intel Xeon E5649 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3558

  • Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 76.2°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 16 Watt vs 80 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 76.2°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 16 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5649

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
  • Around 13% higher maximum memory size: 288 GB vs 256 GB
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1214 vs 856
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9558 vs 2431
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Maximum memory size 288 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1214 vs 856
PassMark - CPU mark 9558 vs 2431

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3558
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5649

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
856
1214
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2431
9558
Name Intel Atom C3558 Intel Xeon E5649
PassMark - Single thread mark 856 1214
PassMark - CPU mark 2431 9558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 470
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2849
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.594
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 25.435
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.647

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C3558 Intel Xeon E5649

Essentials

Architecture codename Denverton Westmere EP
Launch date Q3'17 February 2011
Place in performance rating 2412 2407
Processor Number C3558 E5649
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $45
Price now $115
Value for money (0-100) 17.77

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.20 GHz 2.53 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 76.2°C
Maximum frequency 2.20 GHz 2.93 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of QPI Links 0 2
Number of threads 4 12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Bus Speed 5.86 GT/s QPI
Die size 239 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 12288 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1170 million
VID voltage range 0.750V-1.350V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 3
Maximum memory size 256 GB 288 GB
Supported memory types DDR4: 2133 DDR3 800/1066/1333
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 32 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm 42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1310 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 16 Watt 80 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
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) 40-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)