Intel Atom C3958 vs Intel Xeon W3680

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C3958 and Intel Xeon W3680 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, 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 C3958

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
  • 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
  • Around 47% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 67.9°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • 10.7x more maximum memory size: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 4.2x lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 130 Watt
Number of cores 16 vs 6
Number of threads 16 vs 12
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size 256 GB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W3680

  • Around 80% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1572 vs 737
  • Around 78% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7003 vs 3929
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1572 vs 737
PassMark - CPU mark 7003 vs 3929

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C3958
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W3680

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
737
1572
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3929
7003
Name Intel Atom C3958 Intel Xeon W3680
PassMark - Single thread mark 737 1572
PassMark - CPU mark 3929 7003
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 649
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3566
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 48.725
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.51
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 7.601

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C3958 Intel Xeon W3680

Essentials

Architecture codename Denverton Westmere EP
Launch date Q3'17 March 2010
Place in performance rating 2510 2536
Processor Number C3958 W3680
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $350
Price now $759.95
Value for money (0-100) 3.52

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.33 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 2.00 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 16 6
Number of QPI Links 0 1
Number of threads 16 12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 0
Bus Speed 6.4 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 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 3
Maximum memory size 256 GB 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR4: 2400 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 1
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm 42.5mm X 45mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1310 FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 31 Watt 130 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
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) 36-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)