Xeon w5-3525 vs Atom C3958

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Aggregate performance score

Atom C3958
2017
16 cores / 16 threads, 31 Watt
2.45
Xeon w5-3525
2024
16 cores / 32 threads, 290 Watt
30.66
+1151%

Xeon w5-3525 outperforms Atom C3958 by a whopping 1151% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1824149
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.4170.58
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency7.54no data
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449$1,339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w5-3525 has 17115% better value for money than Atom C3958.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3958 and Xeon w5-3525 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data16
Threads1632
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache896 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB45 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature83 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3958 and Xeon w5-3525 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
SocketFCBGA1310FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3958 and Xeon w5-3525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom C3958 and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3958 and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3958 and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size256 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
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 C3958 and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version35.0
PCI Express lanes16112
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA 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.

Atom C3958 2.45
Xeon w5-3525 30.66
+1151%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Atom C3958 3929
Xeon w5-3525 49190
+1152%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.45 30.66
Recency 15 August 2017 24 August 2024
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 290 Watt

Atom C3958 has 835.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-3525, on the other hand, has a 1151.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 100% more threads.

The Intel Xeon w5-3525 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom C3958 in performance tests.

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