Atom C3538 vs Xeon E3-1230

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1230
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
3.36
+173%

Xeon E3-1230 outperforms Atom C3538 by a whopping 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 and Atom C3538 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15902342
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.920.04
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency3.837.48
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$428$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1230 has 2200% better value for money than Atom C3538.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 and Atom C3538 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache64 KB (per core)224 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)8 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °C87 °C
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 and Atom C3538 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)
SocketLGA1155FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Atom C3538. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 and Atom C3538 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Atom C3538 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Atom C3538. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4: 2133
Maximum memory size32 GB256 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s29.871 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Atom C3538.

PCIe version2.03
PCI Express lanes2012
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data12
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data12
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBE

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.

Xeon E3-1230 3.36
+173%
Atom C3538 1.23

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.

Xeon E3-1230 5137
+172%
Atom C3538 1889

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1230 588
+131%
Atom C3538 255

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1230 1993
+123%
Atom C3538 895

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.36 1.23
Recency 3 April 2011 15 August 2017
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E3-1230 has a 173.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Atom C3538, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1230 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3538 in performance tests.


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