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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 vs Intel Atom C3958. Specifications

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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
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Intel Atom C3958
Intel Atom C3958

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 or Intel Atom C3958? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 72 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Intel Atom C3958 has a base frequency of 2.00 GHz. 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 31 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 50% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    417 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    516 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    551 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    578 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    251 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    348 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    174 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    335 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    555 place
Intel Atom C3958 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom C3958
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  • More number of cores

    12 more cores

    16 left arrow 4
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    31 W left arrow 72 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
Intel Atom C3958 Intel Atom C3958
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E3 v6 left arrow Intel Atom C3000
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E3 left arrow Intel Atom
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.5 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.3 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
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.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Atom C3958 and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Intel Atom C3958 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    72 W left arrow 31 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Intel Atom C3958, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake S left arrow Denverton
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 16 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow BGA 1310
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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