Intel Atom C3950 VS Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

Comparing Intel Atom C3950 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

Comparison of video cards Intel Atom C3950 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4210R in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of Intel Atom C3950

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More number of cores

16 10

2 times more threads
Performance per watt

24 W 100 W

About 4.17 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

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Higher clock speed

2.40 GHz 1.70 GHz

Around 29% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed

3.20 GHz 2.20 GHz

Around 31 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Atom C3950 Intel Xeon Silver 4210R

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Atom C3950 Intel Xeon Silver 4210R
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Atom Intel Xeon Silver
Generation	2 2
CPU group	Intel Atom C3000 Intel Xeon Silver 4200
Predecessor	-- Intel Xeon Silver 4110

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Atom C3950 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4210R 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.

Specification	Value
Frequency	1.70 GHz 2.40 GHz
CPU Cores	16 10
Turbo (1 Core)	2.20 GHz 3.20 GHz
CPU Threads	16 20
Hyperthreading	No Yes
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R 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.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2400 DDR4-2400
Max. Memory	256 GB 1024 GB
ECC	Yes Yes
Memory channels	2 6
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	16 48

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Atom C3950 or Intel Xeon Silver 4210R? 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.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	24 W 100 W
Tjunction max.	100 °C --

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Atom C3950 and Intel Xeon Silver 4210R CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
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 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
L2-Cache	16.00 MB --
L3-Cache	-- 13.75 MB
Architecture	Denverton Cascade Lake
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Socket	BGA 1310 LGA 3647
Release date	Q3/2017 Q1/2020