Atom C3708 vs Xeon E3-1220L v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Atom C3708 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2155	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$209

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Atom C3708 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.7 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	17
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	448 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Atom C3708 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1155	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Atom C3708. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Atom C3708 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Atom C3708 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Atom C3708. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4: 2133
Maximum memory size	32.23 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Atom C3708.

PCIe version	3.0	3
PCI Express lanes	no data	16
USB revision	no data	3
Total number of SATA ports	no data	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	16
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	4x10/2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 May 2012	15 August 2017
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm

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