Intel Atom C3958 vs Intel Xeon E5-2609

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3958 and Intel Xeon E5-2609 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Atom C3958

Intel Xeon E5-2609

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3958

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70.0°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 80 Watt

Number of cores	16 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 70.0°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609

Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 256 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1147 vs 514
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5860 vs 4281

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1147 vs 514
PassMark - CPU mark	5860 vs 4281

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3958
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2609

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

514

1147

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4281

5860

Name	Intel Atom C3958	Intel Xeon E5-2609
PassMark - Single thread mark	514	1147
PassMark - CPU mark	4281	5860
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.75

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom C3958	Intel Xeon E5-2609
Essentials
Architecture codename	Denverton	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	March 2012
Place in performance rating	2701	2714
Processor Number	C3958	E5-2609
Series	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$143
Price now		$78
Value for money (0-100)		17.40
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	70.0°C
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	16	4
Number of QPI Links	0	2
Number of threads	16	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		294 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		10240 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	256 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4: 2400	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1310	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt	80 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	16
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	3	3.0
PCIe configurations	x2,x4,x8
Total number of SATA ports	16
USB revision	3
Scalability		2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)