Atom C3558 vs Xeon E5504
Aggregate performance score
Atom C3558 outperforms Xeon E5504 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2842 | 2540 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | 0.47 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.50 | 3.65 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 30 March 2009 (17 years ago) | 15 August 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | $86 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Atom C3558 has 571% better value for money than Xeon E5504.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Xeon E5504 and Atom C3558: 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 224 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | 83 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5504 and Atom C3558 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 | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1366 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 16 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5504 and Atom C3558. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5504 and Atom C3558 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5504 and Atom C3558 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5504 and Atom C3558. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4: 2133 |
| Maximum memory size | 144 GB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | 29.871 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5504 and Atom C3558.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
| USB revision | no data | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 12 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | 2x10/2.5/1 GBE + 2x2.5/1 GBE |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.98 | 1.42 |
| Recency | 30 March 2009 | 15 August 2017 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 16 Watt |
Atom C3558 has a 45% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 221% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
The Intel Atom C3558 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5504 in performance tests.
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