Processor 300 vs Atom C3850

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3850 and Processor 300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data9.28
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$323$82

Detailed specifications

Atom C3850 and Processor 300 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache672 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3850 and Processor 300 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
SocketFCBGA1310FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3850 and Processor 300. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist-no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom C3850 and Processor 300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3850 and Processor 300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3850 and Processor 300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size256 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom C3850 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom C3850 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom C3850 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3850 and Processor 300.

PCIe version35.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1616
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN2x10/2.5/1 GBEno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2017 8 January 2024
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 46 Watt

Atom C3850 has 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 84% lower power consumption.

Processor 300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years.

We couldn't decide between Atom C3850 and Processor 300. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom C3850 is a server/workstation processor while Processor 300 is a desktop one.


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