Intel Atom C3538 vs Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y

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Intel Atom C3538 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
Intel Atom C3538 Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y

CPU comparison

Intel Atom C3538 or Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Atom C3538 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom C3538 was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y was released in Q2/2017.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Atom C3000 (20) CPU group Intel Pentium 4400 (5)
5 Generation 7
Denverton Architecture Kaby Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom C3538 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz. The Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz.

Intel Atom C3538 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Atom C3538 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 615
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.85 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 615
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom C3538 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Atom C3538 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
DDR4-2133 Memory LPDDR3-1866, DDR3-1600
256 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 10
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom C3538 has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y is 6 W.

Intel Atom C3538 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 6 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 4.5 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Atom C3538 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Atom C3538 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1310 Socket BGA 1515
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2017
75 $ Release price 193 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom C3538 (78%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom C3538 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y (82%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom C3538 Intel Atom C3538
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
332 (78%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
427 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom C3538 Intel Atom C3538
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1279 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
979 (77%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Atom C3538 Intel Atom C3538
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
1961 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
1714 (87%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Atom C3538 Intel Atom C3538
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 0.85 GHz
326 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom C3538 Intel Atom C3538
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
66 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom C3538 Intel Atom C3538
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
166 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom C3538 Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y
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