Xeon Platinum 8470Q vs Atom C3958

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3958 and Xeon Platinum 8470Q processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1633	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.54	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Sapphire Rapids
Release date	15 August 2017 (6 years ago)	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3958 and Xeon Platinum 8470Q 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	52
Threads	16	104
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	105 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	57 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3958 and Xeon Platinum 8470Q 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)	2
Socket	no data	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3958 and Xeon Platinum 8470Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom C3958 and Xeon Platinum 8470Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3958 and Xeon Platinum 8470Q are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3958 and Xeon Platinum 8470Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3958 and Xeon Platinum 8470Q.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 August 2017	10 January 2023
Physical cores	16	52
Threads	16	104
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	350 Watt

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