Atom C3950 vs Xeon E5-2660 v4
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Atom C3950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 770 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.84 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 9.00 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 15 August 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,445 | $389 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Atom C3950 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 28 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 20 | 17 |
| L1 cache | no data | 896 KB |
| L2 cache | 3.5 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 35 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 306.18 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | 78 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4700 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Atom C3950 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 24 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Atom C3950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Atom C3950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Atom C3950 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Atom C3950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 | DDR4: 2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 1,536 GB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Atom C3950.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 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 | 2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x1 GBE |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 15 August 2017 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 16 |
| Threads | 28 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 24 Watt |
Xeon E5-2660 v4 has 75% more threads.
Atom C3950, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 14.3% more physical cores, and 337.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Atom C3950. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2660 v4 and Atom C3950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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