Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 vs Intel Atom D2500

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Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom D2500
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Atom D2500

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 or Intel Atom D2500 - 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 Xeon E3-1235L v5 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 was released in Q4/2015.

The Intel Atom D2500 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.86 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Atom D2500 was released in Q3/2011.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group Intel Atom D2000 (4)
5 Generation 1
Skylake S Architecture Cedarview
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 is 2.00 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Intel Atom D2500 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom D2500 is at 1.86 GHz.

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Characteristic Intel Atom D2500
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 1.86 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 GHz 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 Xeon E3-1235L v5 Characteristic Intel Atom D2500
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 or Intel Atom D2500 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics P530 GPU Intel GMA 3600
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 65 nm
3 Max. displays 2
24 Compute units 4
192 Shader 32
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
12 DirectX Version 10.1

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.

Intel HD Graphics P530 GPU Intel GMA 3600
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The Intel Atom D2500 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 8.6 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Characteristic Intel Atom D2500
DDR4-2133 Memory DDR3-1066
64 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 8.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 is 25 W, while the Intel Atom D2500 has a TDP of 10 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Characteristic Intel Atom D2500
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 10 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Atom D2500 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Characteristic Intel Atom D2500
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3
LGA 1151 Socket BGA 559
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q3/2011
-- Release price 50 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 (100%)
Intel Atom D2500 (13%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 (100%)
Intel Atom D2500 (6%)

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 Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
864 (100%)
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
111 (13%)

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 Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2859 (100%)
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
204 (7%)

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 Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
Intel HD Graphics P530 @ 0.40 GHz
154 (100%)
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
Intel GMA 3600 @ 0.40 GHz
26 (17%)

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 Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
5008 (100%)
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
233 (5%)

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 Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
126 (100%)
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
401 (100%)
Intel Atom D2500 Intel Atom D2500
2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5 Intel Atom D2500
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