Xeon E-2488 vs Atom x5-E3930

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-E3930
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.58
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.38
+3069%

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Atom x5-E3930 by a whopping 3069% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-E3930 and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2819327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data75.32
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiency7.8418.31
Architecture codenameApollo Lake (2014−2016)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date26 October 2016 (8 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom x5-E3930 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 cores2 (Dual-core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed1.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache56K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)103 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-E3930 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
SocketIntel BGA 1296FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)6.5 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-E3930 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)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Atom x5-E3930 and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size8 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 500N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-E3930 and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanes416

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 x5-E3930 0.58
Xeon E-2488 18.38
+3069%

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 x5-E3930 928
Xeon E-2488 29191
+3046%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 18.38
Recency 26 October 2016 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 95 Watt

Atom x5-E3930 has 1483.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 3069% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-E3930 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom x5-E3930 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-E3930 and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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