Atom C3750 vs Xeon X5690
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5690 and Atom C3750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1339 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.92 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 3.22 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Goldmont (2016−2017) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 15 August 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $205 | $171 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5690 and Atom C3750 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 448 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5690 and Atom C3750 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,LGA1366 | FCBGA1310 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 21 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Atom C3750. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5690 and Atom C3750 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 X5690 and Atom C3750 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Atom C3750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4: 2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 256 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Atom C3750.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
| USB revision | no data | 3 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 12 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 12 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | 2x10/2.5/1 GBE |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 February 2011 | 15 August 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 21 Watt |
Xeon X5690 has 50% more threads.
Atom C3750, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 33.3% more physical cores, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 519% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5690 and Atom C3750. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5690 and Atom C3750, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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