Atom C3508 vs Xeon 7120M

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2398
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiencyno data9.51
Architecture codenameTulsa (2006)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release dateAugust 2006 (18 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache0 KB224 KB
L2 cache1 MB8 MB
L3 cache4 MB8 MB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature60 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1328 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.1V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 7120M 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketPPGA604FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data29.871 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 7120M and Atom C3508.

PCIe versionno data3
PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data8
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data8
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 11 Watt

Atom C3508 has 100% more physical cores, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 763.6% lower power consumption.

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