Intel Atom C3958 vs AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3958 and AMD Opteron 6282 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.

Intel Atom C3958

AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3958

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
4.5x lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 140 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 737 vs 517

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 64.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	737 vs 517

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6282 SE

Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7130 vs 3929

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	7130 vs 3929

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3958
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6282 SE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

737

517

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3929

7130

Name	Intel Atom C3958	AMD Opteron 6282 SE
PassMark - Single thread mark	737	517
PassMark - CPU mark	3929	7130

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C3958	AMD Opteron 6282 SE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Denverton	Interlagos
Launch date	Q3'17	November 2011
Place in performance rating	2502	2677
Processor Number	C3958
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,090
OPN Tray		OS6282YETGGGU
Price now		$129.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.65
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	64.40°C
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	16	16
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	16	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: 2400	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)	31 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	16
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	3
PCIe configurations	x2,x4,x8
Total number of SATA ports	16
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™)