Atom C3958 vs Xeon X5570

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5570
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.12
Atom C3958
2017
16 cores / 16 threads, 31 Watt
2.52
+18.9%

Atom C3958 outperforms Xeon X5570 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5570 and Atom C3958 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18821748
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.980.54
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency2.077.55
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)15 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$49$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5570 has 452% better value for money than Atom C3958.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5570 and Atom C3958 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz2 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache64 KB (per core)896 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)16 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature75 °C83 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5570 and Atom C3958 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)
SocketFCLGA1366FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5570 and Atom C3958. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5570 and Atom C3958 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5570 and Atom C3958 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5570 and Atom C3958. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size144 GB256 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5570 and Atom C3958.

PCIe version2.03
PCI Express lanesno data16
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data16
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x10/2.5/1 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.


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 X5570 2.12
Atom C3958 2.52
+18.9%

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 X5570 3310
Atom C3958 3929
+18.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.12 2.52
Recency 30 March 2009 15 August 2017
Physical cores 4 16
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 31 Watt

Atom C3958 has a 18.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 206.5% lower power consumption.

The Atom C3958 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5570 in performance tests.


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