Atom C3558: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 1.56% of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
Intel started Atom C3558 sales 15 August 2017 at a recommended price of $86. This is a Goldmont architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2200 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is FCBGA1310 processor with a TDP of 16 Watt. It supports DDR4: 2133 memory.
General info
Atom C3558 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 1989 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Value for money | 0.63 | |
| Market segment | Server | |
| Series | Intel Atom | |
| Architecture codename | Goldmont (2016−2017) | |
| Release date | 15 August 2017 (6 years old) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
| Current price | $428 (5x MSRP) | of 17802 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 224 KB | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | of 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | of 768 (EPYC 7773X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Maximum core temperature | 83 °C | of 110 (Core Ultra 7 165H) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Atom C3558 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M) |
| Socket | FCBGA1310 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 16 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Atom C3558. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| QuickAssist | + | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | |
| Status | Launched |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | |
| Secure Boot | + | |
| Secure Key | + | |
| SGX | - | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Atom C3558's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4: 2133 | |
| Maximum memory size | 256 GB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 29.871 GB/s | of 460.8 (EPYC 9654) |
| ECC memory support | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3 | of 5 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | of 128 (EPYC 9654) |
| USB revision | 3 | |
| Total number of SATA ports | 12 | |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 12 | |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | |
| Integrated LAN | 2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBE |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Atom C3558. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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