Atom C3538 vs Xeon X5470

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5470
2008
120 Watt
1.90
+54.5%

Xeon X5470 outperforms Atom C3538 by an impressive 54% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5470 and Atom C3538 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19862338
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.04
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency1.447.48
Architecture codenameno dataGoldmont (2016−2017)
Release date1 July 2008 (16 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5470 and Atom C3538 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 coresno data4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed3.33 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data224 KB
L2 cacheno data8 MB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache8 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature63 °C87 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5470 and Atom C3538 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA771FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5470 and Atom C3538. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5470 and Atom C3538 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 X5470 and Atom C3538 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5470 and Atom C3538. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4: 2133
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data29.871 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5470 and Atom C3538.

PCIe versionno data3
PCI Express lanesno data12
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 X5470 1.90
+54.5%
Atom C3538 1.23

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 X5470 2910
+54%
Atom C3538 1889

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.90 1.23
Recency 1 July 2008 15 August 2017
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon X5470 has a 54.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom C3538, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3538 in performance tests.


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