Intel Xeon W-11555MLE vs Intel Atom C3950

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Intel Xeon W-11555MLE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom C3950
Intel Xeon W-11555MLE Intel Atom C3950

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon W-11555MLE and the Intel Atom C3950 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon W-11555MLE 6 core processor released in Q3/2021 with the Intel Atom C3950 which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Xeon W-11000M (8) CPU group Intel Atom C3000 (20)
11 Generation 5
Tiger Lake H Architecture Denverton
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-11555MLE is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz (4.40 GHz). The processor can compute 12 threads at the same time. The Intel Atom C3950 clocks with 1.70 GHz (2.20 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon W-11555MLE Characteristic Intel Atom C3950
6 Cores 16
12 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 1.70 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.20 GHz
2.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.20 GHz

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 W-11555MLE Characteristic Intel Atom C3950
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon W-11555MLE, while the Intel Atom C3950 supports a maximum of 256 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon W-11555MLE Characteristic Intel Atom C3950
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2400
128 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 16.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon W-11555MLE has a TDP of 25 W. The TDP of the Intel Atom C3950 is 24 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon W-11555MLE Characteristic Intel Atom C3950
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 24 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-11555MLE has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Atom C3950 is at 16.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Xeon W-11555MLE Characteristic Intel Atom C3950
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1787 Socket BGA 1310
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2021 Release date Q3/2017
317 $ Release price 389 $
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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 W-11555MLE Intel Xeon W-11555MLE
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.35 GHz
691 (100%)
Intel Atom C3950 Intel Atom C3950
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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