Atom C3558 vs Xeon E3-1220

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
2.42
+58.2%
Atom C3558
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 16 Watt
1.53

Xeon E3-1220 outperforms Atom C3558 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 and Atom C3558 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17612123
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.510.47
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency2.869.05
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$395$86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1220 has 9% better value for money than Atom C3558.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 and Atom C3558 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Multiplierno data22
L1 cache64 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C83 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 and Atom C3558 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA1155FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt16 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Atom C3558. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 and Atom C3558 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection+-
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Atom C3558 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Atom C3558. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4: 2133
Maximum memory size32 GB256 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s29.871 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 and Atom C3558.

PCIe version2.03
PCI Express lanes2012
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data12
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 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.

Xeon E3-1220 2.42
+58.2%
Atom C3558 1.53

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.

Xeon E3-1220 3847
+58.2%
Atom C3558 2431

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.42 1.53
Recency 3 April 2011 15 August 2017
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 16 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 has a 58.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom C3558, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1220 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3558 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1220 and Atom C3558, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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