Pentium D1507 vs Atom C3538

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2622	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	7.72	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	no data
Release date	15 August 2017 (8 years ago)	1 October 2015 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Atom C3538 and Pentium D1507 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	224 KB	no data
L2 cache	8 MB	no data
L3 cache	8 MB	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3538 and Pentium D1507 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	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3538 and Pentium D1507. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
GPIO	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom C3538 and Pentium D1507 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3538 and Pentium D1507 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3538 and Pentium D1507. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 2133	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	256 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.871 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3538 and Pentium D1507.

PCIe version	3	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	32
USB revision	3	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	12	6
Number of USB ports	8	8
Integrated LAN	2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBE	+
UART	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 August 2017	1 October 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	20 Watt

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