Duron 850 vs Atom C3538

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Primary details

Comparing Atom C3538 and Duron 850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2347not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel AtomAMD Duron
Power efficiency7.51no data
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)14 May 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom C3538 and Duron 850 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz0.85 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data200 MT/s
Multiplier218.5
L1 cache224 KBno data
L2 cache8 MB64 KB
L3 cache8 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm180 nm
Die sizeno data105.68 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data25 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3538 and Duron 850 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1310no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3538 and Duron 850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data

Security technologies

Atom C3538 and Duron 850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3538 and Duron 850 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3538 and Duron 850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2133no data
Maximum memory size256 GB4 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth29.871 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3538 and Duron 850.

PCIe version3no data
PCI Express lanes12no data
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports12no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports12no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBEno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2017 14 May 2001
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

Atom C3538 has an age advantage of 16 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Atom C3538 and Duron 850. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom C3538 is a server/workstation processor while Duron 850 is a desktop one.


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