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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 vs Intel Atom C3308. Specifications

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Q1/2016
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
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Intel Atom C3308
Intel Atom C3308

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 or Intel Atom C3308? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 has a base frequency of 1.70 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 85 W. Released in Q1/2016.

Intel Atom C3308 has a base frequency of 1.60 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 9.5 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    1.70 GHz left arrow 1.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    6 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    914 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    994 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    713 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    619 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    648 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    630 place
Intel Atom C3308 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom C3308
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    9.5 W left arrow 85 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom C3308 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
Intel Atom C3308 Intel Atom C3308
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v4 left arrow Intel Atom C3000
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow Intel Atom
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 2
  • Predecessor
    Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 left arrow -
  • 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
    1.7 GHz left arrow 1.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 2.1 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.1 GHz
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 C3308 and Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 1
  • Memory type
    DDR4-1866 left arrow DDR4-1866
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow 6
  • 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 E5-2603 v4 and Intel Atom C3308 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)
    85 W left arrow 9.5 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 and Intel Atom C3308, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Broadwell E 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 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    15 MB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2016 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Socket
    LGA 2011-3 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

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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