Atom C3338 vs Xeon E5-2403 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2403 v2
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.81
+178%
Atom C3338
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 8 Watt
0.65

Xeon E5-2403 v2 outperforms Atom C3338 by a whopping 178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2403 v2 and Atom C3338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20152766
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.560.06
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency2.146.83
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)22 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$223$27

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2403 v2 has 833% better value for money than Atom C3338.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2403 v2 and Atom C3338 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.8 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache10 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature76 °C89 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2403 v2 and Atom C3338 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1356FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2403 v2 and Atom C3338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data-
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2403 v2 and Atom C3338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Key++
SGXno data-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2403 v2 and Atom C3338 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2403 v2 and Atom C3338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4: 1866
Maximum memory size384 GB128 GB
Max memory channels31
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s14.936 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2403 v2 and Atom C3338.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes2410
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data10
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data10
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x2.5/1 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 E5-2403 v2 1.81
+178%
Atom C3338 0.65

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 E5-2403 v2 2873
+179%
Atom C3338 1028

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.81 0.65
Recency 1 September 2013 22 February 2017
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 8 Watt

Xeon E5-2403 v2 has a 178.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Atom C3338, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2403 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom C3338 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2403 v2 and Atom C3338, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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