Atom C3958 vs Xeon D-1541

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1541 and Atom C3958 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	999	1633
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.26	0.54
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	1 November 2015 (8 years ago)	15 August 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$581	$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Atom C3958 has 108% better value for money than Xeon D-1541.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1541 and Atom C3958 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	8 (Octa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	896 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1541 and Atom C3958 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	Intel BGA 1667	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1541 and Atom C3958. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon D-1541 and Atom C3958 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1541 and Atom C3958 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1541 and Atom C3958. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	128 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1541 and Atom C3958.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Xeon D-1541 outperforms Atom C3958 by 136% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.54	2.77
Recency	1 November 2015	15 August 2017
Physical cores	8	16
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	31 Watt

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