Xeon D-2899NT vs Atom C3508

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3508 and Xeon D-2899NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2380	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	9.48	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,138

Detailed specifications

Atom C3508 and Xeon D-2899NT 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	4 (Quad-Core)	22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads	4	44
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	224 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3508 and Xeon D-2899NT 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1310	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	11.5 Watt	135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3508 and Xeon D-2899NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom C3508 and Xeon D-2899NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3508 and Xeon D-2899NT are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3508 and Xeon D-2899NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 1866	DDR4
Maximum memory size	256 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.871 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3508 and Xeon D-2899NT.

PCIe version	3	4.0
PCI Express lanes	8	32
USB revision	3	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	8	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	8	24
Number of USB ports	8	4
Integrated LAN	4x2.5/1 GBE	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 August 2017	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	22
Threads	4	44
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	11 Watt	135 Watt

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