Intel Xeon D-2738 vs Intel Atom C5125

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon D-2738 and Intel Atom C5125 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon D-2738 Intel Atom C5125
• Family
  Intel Xeon D Intel Atom
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon D-2700 Intel Atom C5000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  4 6

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon D-2738 vs Intel Atom C5125 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.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  8 / 16 8 / 8
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  8x Sunny Cove 8x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  2.50 GHz 2.80 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.50 GHz --
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  3.30 GHz --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon D-2738 and Intel Atom C5125 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 D-2738 and Intel Atom C5125. 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
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon D-2738 and Intel Atom C5125 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
  DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933
• Max. Memory
  1024 GB 256 GB
• Memory channels
  4 (Quad Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  93.8 GB/s --
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• PCIe
  4.0 x 32 3.0 x 32
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon D-2738 or Intel Atom C5125? 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)
  88 W 50 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon D-2738 and Intel Atom C5125 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  10 nm 10 nm
• Chip design
  Monolithic Monolithic
• Socket
  BGA 2579 BGA 2106
• L2-Cache
  15.00 MB 9.00 MB
• Architecture
  Ice Lake Parker Ridge
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Linux Windows 10, Linux
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, Intel QAT
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q2/2022
• Release price
  713 $ --
• Documents
  -- Technical data sheet