Intel Atom C3538 vs Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Intel Atom C3538 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Atom C3538
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Xeon E5 Intel Atom
• Generation
  5 2
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon E5 v3 Intel Atom C3000
• Predecessor
  Intel Xeon E5-2630 v2 --
• Successor
  Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 --

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 vs Intel Atom C3538 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.40 GHz 2.10 GHz
• CPU Cores
  8 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.20 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  16 4
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Intel Atom C3538 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Intel Atom C3538. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Intel Atom C3538 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2133 DDR4-2133
• Max. Memory
  256 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  4 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  40 12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Intel Atom C3538.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 or Intel Atom C3538? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  85 W 15 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Intel Atom C3538 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L2-Cache
  -- 8.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  20.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Haswell E Denverton
• Technology
  22 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  LGA 2011-3 BGA 1310
• Release date
  Q3/2014 Q3/2017

List of devices based on Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 and Intel Atom C3538.

• Used in
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