Xeon w3-2525 vs Atom C3830

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3830 and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$289	$609

Detailed specifications

Atom C3830 and Xeon w3-2525 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	8
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	4.5 GHz
Multiplier	19	no data
L1 cache	672 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3830 and Xeon w3-2525 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	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	21.5 Watt	175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3830 and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, 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	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom C3830 and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3830 and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3830 and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 2133	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	256 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3830 and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version	3	5.0
PCI Express lanes	12	64
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	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 August 2017	24 August 2024
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	12	16
Power consumption (TDP)	21 Watt	175 Watt

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