Celeron G5900T vs Atom C3338

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3338 and Celeron G5900T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2640	2131
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	1.14
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	no data
Release date	22 February 2017 (7 years ago)	1 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$27	no data
Current price	$698 (25.9x MSRP)	$539

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron G5900T has 1529% better value for money than Atom C3338.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3338 and Celeron G5900T 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	2 (Dual-core)	no data
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
L1 cache	112 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	4 MB	2 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3338 and Celeron G5900T 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	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1310	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	8.5 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3338 and Celeron G5900T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Atom C3338 and Celeron G5900T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3338 and Celeron G5900T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3338 and Celeron G5900T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 1866	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	1	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	14.936 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom C3338 and Celeron G5900T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom C3338 and Celeron G5900T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom C3338 and Celeron G5900T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3338 and Celeron G5900T.

PCIe version	3	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	16
USB revision	3	no data
Total number of SATA ports	10	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	10	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	4x2.5/1 GBE	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Celeron G5900T outperforms Atom C3338 by 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.66	1.39
Recency	22 February 2017	1 April 2020
Power consumption (TDP)	8 Watt	35 Watt

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