Atom C3308 vs Xeon Silver 4208

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Atom C3308 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	991	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.61	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	7.89	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$417	$32

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Atom C3308 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Multiplier	21	16
L1 cache	512 KB	112 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	89 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Atom C3308 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	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	9.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Atom C3308. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Atom C3308 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 Xeon Silver 4208 and Atom C3308 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Atom C3308. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Atom C3308.

PCIe version	3.0	3
PCI Express lanes	48	6
USB revision	no data	3
Total number of SATA ports	no data	6
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	6
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	4x2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	15 August 2017
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	9 Watt

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