Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3 vs Intel Atom C3538

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-4610 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3

Intel Atom C3538

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
16 more threads: 20 vs 4
3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1027 vs 744
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7229 vs 1889

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 4
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 256 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1027 vs 744
PassMark - CPU mark	7229 vs 1889

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C3538

Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.10 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 77.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
7x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.10 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 77.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3
CPU 2: Intel Atom C3538

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1027

744

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7229

1889

Name	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3	Intel Atom C3538
PassMark - Single thread mark	1027	744
PassMark - CPU mark	7229	1889
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1287
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3460

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-4610 v3	Intel Atom C3538
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Denverton
Launch date	Q2'15	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	2087	2092
Processor Number	E5-4610V3	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	1.70 GHz	2.10 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	77.6°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.70 GHz	2.10 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2	0
Number of threads	20	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	256 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4: 2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 51mm	34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1310
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	15 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	x2,x4,x8
Scalability	4S
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® 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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)