Atom C3955 vs Xeon E3-1240L v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Atom C3955 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1316	1397
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.54	0.80
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	19 October 2015 (8 years ago)	15 August 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$278	$434
Current price	$282 (1x MSRP)	$850 (2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1240L v5 has 93% better value for money than Atom C3955.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Atom C3955 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	896 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	122 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Atom C3955 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
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Atom C3955. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Atom C3955 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	no data
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Atom C3955 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Atom C3955. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size	64 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Atom C3955 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Atom C3955 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240L v5 and Atom C3955.

PCIe version	3.0	3
PCI Express lanes	16	16
USB revision	no data	3
Total number of SATA ports	no data	16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	16
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	4x10/2.5/1 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.

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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 E3-1240L v5 outperforms Atom C3955 by 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.17	3.75
Recency	19 October 2015	15 August 2017
Physical cores	4	16
Threads	8	16
Cost	$278	$434
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	32 Watt

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