Xeon Gold 6348 vs Atom C3538

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2665	196
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	3.07	5.32
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	no data	Intel
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	15 August 2017 (8 years ago)	6 April 2021 (5 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 Xeon Gold 6348 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)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	4	56
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	224 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3538 and Xeon Gold 6348 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)	2
Socket	FCBGA1310	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	235 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon Gold 6348. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom C3538 and Xeon Gold 6348 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon Gold 6348 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon Gold 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 2133	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	256 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.871 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3538 and Xeon Gold 6348.

PCIe version	3	4.0
PCI Express lanes	12	64
USB revision	3	no data
Total number of SATA 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 benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.09	29.62
Recency	15 August 2017	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	28
Threads	4	56
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	235 Watt