Atom C3338 vs Athlon MP 2800+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon MP 2800+
2003
1 core / 1 thread, 60 Watt
0.31
Atom C3338
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 8 Watt
0.65
+110%

Atom C3338 outperforms Athlon MP 2800+ by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon MP 2800+ and Atom C3338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30862751
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.06
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD Athlon MPIntel Atom
Power efficiency0.496.83
Architecture codenameK7 (2000−2004)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date6 May 2003 (21 year ago)22 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$275$27

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon MP 2800+ and Atom C3338 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Athlon MP 2800+ 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.13 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate266 MT/sno data
Multiplier1615
L1 cache128 KB112 KB
L2 cache512 KB4 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography130 nm14 nm
Die size101 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
Number of transistors54 Millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon MP 2800+ 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon MP 2800+ and Atom C3338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-

Security technologies

Athlon MP 2800+ and Atom C3338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon MP 2800+ and Atom C3338 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon MP 2800+ and Atom C3338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size4 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon MP 2800+ and Atom C3338.

PCIe versionno data3
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.

Athlon MP 2800+ 0.31
Atom C3338 0.65
+110%

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.

Athlon MP 2800+ 497
Atom C3338 1028
+107%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.31 0.65
Recency 6 May 2003 22 February 2017
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 8 Watt

Atom C3338 has a 109.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

The Atom C3338 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon MP 2800+ in performance tests.


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