Xeon E3-1220L v3 vs Atom C3538

Primary Details

Comparing Atom C3538 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2208	2403
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.05	0.07
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Haswell-WS (2013)
Release date	15 August 2017 (6 years ago)	2 June 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	no data
Current price	$3784 (50.5x MSRP)	$149

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1220L v3 has 40% better value for money than Atom C3538.

Detailed Specifications

Atom C3538 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 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	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.5 GHz
L1 cache	224 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3538 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 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	FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	13 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon E3-1220L v3. 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	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
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	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Atom C3538 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 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	-	no data
OS Guard	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon E3-1220L v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon E3-1220L v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 2133	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	256 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.871 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon E3-1220L v3.

PCIe version	3	3.0
PCI Express lanes	12	16
USB revision	3	no data
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.

Atom C3538 outperforms Xeon E3-1220L v3 by 34% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	1.22	0.91
Recency	15 August 2017	2 June 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	13 Watt

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