Xeon Gold 6342 vs Atom C3858

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Aggregate performance score

Atom C3858
2017
12 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
2.96
Xeon Gold 6342
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 230 Watt
29.79
+906%

Xeon Gold 6342 outperforms Atom C3858 by a whopping 906% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3858 and Xeon Gold 6342 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1642141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.94no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency11.2112.26
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$332no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom C3858 and Xeon Gold 6342 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1248
Base clock speed2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache672 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature83 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3858 and Xeon Gold 6342 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)2
SocketFCBGA1310FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt230 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3858 and Xeon Gold 6342. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, 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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom C3858 and Xeon Gold 6342 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3858 and Xeon Gold 6342 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3858 and Xeon Gold 6342. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size256 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3858 and Xeon Gold 6342.

PCIe version34.0
PCI Express lanes1664
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN4x10/2.5/1 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 C3858 2.96
Xeon Gold 6342 29.79
+906%

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 C3858 4707
Xeon Gold 6342 47320
+905%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.96 29.79
Recency 15 August 2017 6 April 2021
Physical cores 12 24
Threads 12 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 230 Watt

Atom C3858 has 820% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6342, on the other hand, has a 906.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6342 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3858 in performance tests.


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