Xeon E-2288G vs Atom C3538

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Aggregate performance score

Atom C3538
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.23
Xeon E-2288G
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
11.40
+827%

Xeon E-2288G outperforms Atom C3538 by a whopping 827% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3538 and Xeon E-2288G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2342704
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0426.94
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel AtomIntel Xeon E
Power efficiency7.4810.94
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$539

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2288G has 67250% better value for money than Atom C3538.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3538 and Xeon E-2288G 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2137
L1 cache224 KB512 KB
L2 cache8 MB2 MB
L3 cache8 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data174 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3538 and Xeon E-2288G 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1310FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon E-2288G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Atom C3538 and Xeon E-2288G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key++
MPX-+
SGX-Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon E-2288G are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon E-2288G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2133DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size256 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth29.871 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data128 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom C3538 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon E-2288G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon E-2288G.

PCIe version33.0
PCI Express lanes1216
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports12no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports12no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBEno data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Atom C3538 1.23
Xeon E-2288G 11.40
+827%

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.

Atom C3538 1889
Xeon E-2288G 17444
+823%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Atom C3538 255
Xeon E-2288G 1167
+358%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Atom C3538 895
Xeon E-2288G 7028
+685%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.23 11.40
Recency 15 August 2017 27 May 2019
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Atom C3538 has 533.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2288G, on the other hand, has a 826.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon E-2288G is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3538 in performance tests.


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