5 120HL vs Atom C3558

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Primary details

Comparing Atom C3558 and Core 5 120HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2139not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.47no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency9.04no data
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom C3558 and Core 5 120HL 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache224 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature83 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3558 and Core 5 120HL 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA13101700
Power consumption (TDP)16 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3558 and Core 5 120HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+

Security technologies

Atom C3558 and Core 5 120HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3558 and Core 5 120HL are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3558 and Core 5 120HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2133DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth29.871 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3558 and Core 5 120HL.

PCIe version34.0
PCI Express lanes128
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports12no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports12no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBEno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2017 8 April 2024
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 16 Watt 45 Watt

Atom C3558 has 181.3% lower power consumption.

5 120HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom C3558 and Core 5 120HL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom C3558 is a server/workstation processor while Core 5 120HL is a desktop one.


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