Atom C3850 vs Xeon E5504

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5504 and Atom C3850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2467	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	no data	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	1.13	no data
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$323

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5504 and Atom C3850 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	672 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	12 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	78 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5504 and Atom C3850 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	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5504 and Atom C3850. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5504 and Atom C3850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5504 and Atom C3850 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5504 and Atom C3850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size	144 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	34.134 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 C3850.

PCIe version	2.0	3
PCI Express lanes	no data	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	2x10/2.5/1 GBE

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 March 2009	15 August 2017
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	25 Watt

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