Atom C3338 vs i3-350M
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-350M outperforms Atom C3338 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2993 | 3025 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.75 | 2.73 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 22 February 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $130 | $27 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Atom C3338 has 50% better value for money than i3-350M.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i3-350M and Atom C3338 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.26 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.27 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 17 | 15 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 112 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA | 89 °C |
| Number of transistors | 382+177 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-350M and Atom C3338 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA1288,PGA988 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 8.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-350M and Atom C3338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i3-350M and Atom C3338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-350M and Atom C3338 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-350M and Atom C3338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4: 1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | 14.936 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | no data |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 667 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-350M and Atom C3338 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-350M and Atom C3338.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 10 |
| USB revision | no data | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 10 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | 4x2.5/1 GBE |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.62 | 0.58 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 22 February 2017 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 8 Watt |
i3-350M has a 6.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.
Atom C3338, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 337.5% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core i3-350M and Intel Atom C3338.
Be aware that Core i3-350M is a notebook processor while Atom C3338 is a server/workstation one.
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