Xeon w3-2535 vs Atom C3538

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Primary details

Comparing Atom C3538 and Xeon w3-2535 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2361not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency7.50no data
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$739

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom C3538 and Xeon w3-2535 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz4.6 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache224 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB26.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3538 and Xeon w3-2535 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
SocketFCBGA1310FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon w3-2535. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom C3538 and Xeon w3-2535 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGX--
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon w3-2535 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon w3-2535. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2133DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size256 GB2 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth29.871 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon w3-2535.

PCIe version35.0
PCI Express lanes1264
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

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2017 24 August 2024
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 20
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 185 Watt

Atom C3538 has 1133.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2535, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Atom C3538 and Xeon w3-2535. We've got no test results to judge.


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