Xeon E-2488 vs Atom C3858

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Aggregate performance score

Atom C3858
2017
12 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
2.96
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.38
+521%

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Atom C3858 by a whopping 521% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3858 and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1650327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.9275.32
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency11.2018.30
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$332$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2488 has 8087% better value for money than Atom C3858.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3858 and Xeon E-2488 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache672 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature83 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3858 and Xeon E-2488 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
SocketFCBGA1310FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3858 and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Atom C3858 and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3858 and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3858 and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size256 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3858 and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version35
PCI Express lanes1616
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN4x10/2.5/1 GBEno 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.


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 C3858 2.96
Xeon E-2488 18.38
+521%

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.

Atom C3858 4707
Xeon E-2488 29191
+520%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.96 18.38
Recency 15 August 2017 14 December 2023
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 95 Watt

Atom C3858 has 50% more physical cores, and 280% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 520.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3858 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom C3858 and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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