Intel Atom C3000 - The Most Powerful Atom
Unlike the Intel Core, the Intel Atom processor line is updated extremely irregularly; Some families are generally discontinued, and in other new products you can wait for years. All the more interesting is the massive launch of 15 new Intel Atom models with an index C. However, the most interesting thing is different: for the first time in history, the top model of the Atom C3000 series has as many as 16 cores! Other characteristics of the C3000 are also quite impressive, in fact, we got a new server platform - more precisely, rather, a microserver.
Processors of the new family have indices from С3308 to С3958 , they are made according to the 14-nm process technology. The number of cores varies from 2 to 16 (there is no hyper-routing), the frequency is from 1.6 to 2 GHz. Cache size ranges from 4 to 16 MB. Up to 256 GB ECC DDR4-2133 memory is supported, in most models the memory is two-channel.
Integrated SoC controllers provide from 6 to 20 PCI Express lanes, 8 USB 3.0 ports, up to 16 SATA 6 Gb / s ports. Separately worth mentioning onboard network controller that supports up to 4 10-gigabit ports. There is a full range of virtualization features, some models support Intel Turbo Boost and Intel QuickAssist technologies. In general, in terms of power consumption (and the maximum TDP does not exceed 30 watts), the performance indicators look impressive. Historically, the C-series was intended for embedded solutions, network devices and storage. But now it is a full-fledged server line that allows you to create miniature, but powerful computers.
It so happened that the first device based on Intel Atom C3000 was announced before the official announcement of the processors themselves. He becameserver motherboard Gigabyte MA10-ST0 . Pay attention to the number and variety of ports; especially unaccustomed to the impressive on-board SFP + module - and all this on a mini-ITX size board.
In my opinion, we can expect the appearance of a whole series of very interesting devices on the new platform.
Processors of the new family have indices from С3308 to С3958 , they are made according to the 14-nm process technology. The number of cores varies from 2 to 16 (there is no hyper-routing), the frequency is from 1.6 to 2 GHz. Cache size ranges from 4 to 16 MB. Up to 256 GB ECC DDR4-2133 memory is supported, in most models the memory is two-channel.
Integrated SoC controllers provide from 6 to 20 PCI Express lanes, 8 USB 3.0 ports, up to 16 SATA 6 Gb / s ports. Separately worth mentioning onboard network controller that supports up to 4 10-gigabit ports. There is a full range of virtualization features, some models support Intel Turbo Boost and Intel QuickAssist technologies. In general, in terms of power consumption (and the maximum TDP does not exceed 30 watts), the performance indicators look impressive. Historically, the C-series was intended for embedded solutions, network devices and storage. But now it is a full-fledged server line that allows you to create miniature, but powerful computers.
It so happened that the first device based on Intel Atom C3000 was announced before the official announcement of the processors themselves. He becameserver motherboard Gigabyte MA10-ST0 . Pay attention to the number and variety of ports; especially unaccustomed to the impressive on-board SFP + module - and all this on a mini-ITX size board.
In my opinion, we can expect the appearance of a whole series of very interesting devices on the new platform.