Atom C3508 vs Pentium P6200

Place in the ranking	2811	2382
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	1.54	9.49
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium P6200 and Atom C3508 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.13 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	16
L1 cache	64K (per core)	224 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	384 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium P6200 and Atom C3508 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)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	PGA988	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6200 and Atom C3508. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium P6200 and Atom C3508 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium P6200 and Atom C3508 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium P6200 and Atom C3508. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size	8 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	29.871 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6200 and Atom C3508 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6200 and Atom C3508.

PCIe version	2.0	3
PCI Express lanes	16	8
USB revision	no data	3
Total number of SATA ports	no data	8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	8
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	4x2.5/1 GBE

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.

Pentium P6200 0.58

Atom C3508 1.15
+98.3%

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.

Pentium P6200 908

Atom C3508 1796
+97.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.58	1.15
Recency	26 September 2010	15 August 2017
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	11 Watt

Atom C3508 has a 98.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 218.2% lower power consumption.

The Atom C3508 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium P6200 is a notebook processor while Atom C3508 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium P6200 and Atom C3508, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.