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Intel Atom C2730 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Atom C2730
Intel Atom C2730
Released
Q2/2013
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Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

What's the best choice Intel Atom C2730 or Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Atom C2730 has a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 12 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 82 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

Intel Atom C2730 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom C2730
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1353 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    12 W left arrow 82 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom C2730 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    824 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    851 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    579 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    660 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1086 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    599 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 53% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 50 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    328 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    384 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    275 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    249 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    142 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    223 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    700 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Atom C2730
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Atom left arrow Intel Xeon E3
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Atom C2000 left arrow Intel Xeon E3 v3
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.70 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.00 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 and Intel Atom C2730. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    8 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Atom C2730 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    12 W left arrow 82 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Atom C2730 and Intel Atom C2730, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Avoton left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1283 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Atom C2730 and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
244
Intel Atom C2730
770
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
882
Intel Atom C2730
3675
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
5436
Intel Atom C2730
14520
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
2.9
Intel Atom C2730
8.21
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
2920
Intel Atom C2730
10260
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

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