Intel Xeon X3450 vs Intel Atom C2350

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon X3450 and Intel Atom C2350 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon X3450

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
  • Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 16 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2350

  • Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 98°C vs 72.7°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • 15.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum core temperature 98°C vs 72.7°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 6 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon X3450
CPU 2: Intel Atom C2350

Name Intel Xeon X3450 Intel Atom C2350
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 58.957
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.373
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.984
PassMark - Single thread mark 493
PassMark - CPU mark 520

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon X3450 Intel Atom C2350

Essentials

Architecture codename Lynnfield Avoton
Launch date 8 Sep 2009 Q3'13
Launch price (MSRP) $261
Place in performance rating 3085 2997
Processor Number X3450 C2350
Series Legacy Intel Xeon Processors Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.66 GHz 1.70 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s
Die size 296 mm2
L1 cache 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.7°C 98°C
Maximum frequency 3.20 GHz 2.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 8 2
Transistor count 774 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 1
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s 10.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066/1333 DDR3/DDR3L 1333

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm 34 mm x 28 mm
Sockets supported LGA1156 FCBGA1283
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 6 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 4
PCI Express revision 2.0 2
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 4x4 x1,x2,x4
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 4
Total number of SATA ports 2
UART
USB revision 2

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit 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)