Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 vs Intel Atom C3538

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 and Intel Atom C3538 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

Intel Atom C3538

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3

3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB

Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 256 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3538

Around 52% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
9.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 140 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3
CPU 2: Intel Atom C3538

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	Intel Atom C3538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	8.386
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	91.366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.545
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.929
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	42.254
PassMark - Single thread mark		744
PassMark - CPU mark		1889
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1287
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3460

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3	Intel Atom C3538
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Denverton
Launch date	8 Sep 2014	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$255
Place in performance rating	2156	2009
Processor Number	E5-1607V3	C3538
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 Family	Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB
L3 cache	10 MB
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	66°C	100°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of QPI Links	0	0
Number of threads	4	4
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Maximum frequency		2.10 GHz
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1333/1600/1866	DDR4: 2133
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45.0 mm	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1310
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x2,x4,x8
Scalability	1S Only
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		12
Number of USB ports		8
Total number of SATA ports		12
USB revision		3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)