N100 vs Atom C3538

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3538 and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2341	1532
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	7.48	54.71
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	no data
Release date	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3538 and N100 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)	no data
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	224 KB	no data
L2 cache	8 MB	no data
L3 cache	8 MB	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3538 and N100 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	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3538 and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
GPIO	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom C3538 and N100 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	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3538 and N100 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3538 and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 2133	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	256 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
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	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom C3538 and N100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom C3538 and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom C3538 and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3538 and N100.

PCIe version	3	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	9
USB revision	3	2.0/3.2
Total number of SATA ports	12	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	12	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.23	3.60
Recency	15 August 2017	1 January 2023
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

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