Atom C3338 vs Xeon W3565

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W3565
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
2.13
+228%
Atom C3338
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 8 Watt
0.65

Xeon W3565 outperforms Atom C3338 by a whopping 228% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3565 and Atom C3338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18592748
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.660.06
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency1.546.81
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)22 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$70$27

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W3565 has 9333% better value for money than Atom C3338.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3565 and Atom C3338 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz2.2 GHz
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3565 and Atom C3338 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)
SocketFCLGA1366FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3565 and Atom C3338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon W3565 and Atom C3338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3565 and Atom C3338 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3565 and Atom C3338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size24 GB128 GB
Max memory channels31
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3565 and Atom C3338.

PCIe version2.03
PCI Express lanesno data10
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data10
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data10
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x2.5/1 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 W3565 2.13
+228%
Atom C3338 0.65

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 W3565 3370
+228%
Atom C3338 1028

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.13 0.65
Recency 1 November 2009 22 February 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 8 Watt

Xeon W3565 has a 227.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Atom C3338, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1525% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W3565 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3338 in performance tests.


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