Atom C3508 vs D2700
Aggregate performance score
Atom C3508 outperforms Atom D2700 by a whopping 289% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3440 | 2704 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | 3.94 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cedarview (2011−2012) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 1 November 2011 (14 years ago) | 15 August 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $52 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Atom D2700 and Atom C3508: 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.13 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom D2700 and Atom C3508 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 11.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2700 and Atom C3508. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| AMT | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
Security technologies
Atom D2700 and Atom C3508 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2700 and Atom C3508 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2700 and Atom C3508. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4: 1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 29.871 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz) | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2700 and Atom C3508 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2700 and Atom C3508.
| PCIe version | no data | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 8 |
| USB revision | no data | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | 8 |
| Number of USB ports | 8 | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | 4x2.5/1 GBE |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.27 | 1.05 |
| Recency | 1 November 2011 | 15 August 2017 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 11 Watt |
Atom D2700 has 10% lower power consumption.
Atom C3508, on the other hand, has a 289% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 129% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Atom C3508 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom D2700 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom D2700 is a notebook processor while Atom C3508 is a server/workstation one.
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