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Intel Atom® Processor C2538

Intel® Celeron® Processor J3455

Intel Atom® Processor C3538

Essentials


Product Collection
Vertical Segment
Processor Number
Lithography


Product Collection	Intel Atom® Processor C Series	Intel® Celeron® Processor J Series	Intel Atom® Processor C Series
Vertical Segment	Embedded	Desktop	Server
Processor Number	C2538	J3455	C3538
Lithography	22 nm	14 nm	14 nm


Product Collection	Intel Atom® Processor C Series Intel® Celeron® Processor J Series Intel Atom® Processor C Series
Vertical Segment	Embedded Desktop Server
Processor Number	C2538 J3455 C3538
Lithography	22 nm 14 nm 14 nm

CPU Specifications


Total Cores
Total Threads
Processor Base Frequency
Cache
TDP
Burst Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency
# of UPI Links
# of QPI Links


Total Cores	4	4	4
Total Threads	4	4	4
Processor Base Frequency	2.40 GHz	1.50 GHz	2.10 GHz
Cache	2 MB	2 MB	8 MB
TDP	15 W	10 W	15 W
Burst Frequency		2.30 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency			2.10 GHz
# of UPI Links			0
# of QPI Links			0


Total Cores	4 4 4
Total Threads	4 4 4
Processor Base Frequency	2.40 GHz 1.50 GHz 2.10 GHz
Cache	2 MB 2 MB 8 MB
TDP	15 W 10 W 15 W
Burst Frequency	2.30 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	2.10 GHz
# of UPI Links	0
# of QPI Links	0

Supplemental Information


Marketing Status
Launch Date
Servicing Status
End of Servicing Updates Date
Embedded Options Available
Use Conditions


Marketing Status	Launched	Launched	Launched
Launch Date	Q3'13	Q3'16	Q3'17
Servicing Status	End of Servicing Lifetime	End of Servicing Updates	ESU Notification Issued
End of Servicing Updates Date	Wednesday, June 30, 2021	Saturday, September 30, 2023	Monday, June 30, 2025
Embedded Options Available	Yes	Yes	Yes
Use Conditions	Communications	PC/Client/Tablet


Marketing Status	Launched Launched Launched
Launch Date	Q3'13 Q3'16 Q3'17
Servicing Status	End of Servicing Lifetime End of Servicing Updates ESU Notification Issued
End of Servicing Updates Date	Wednesday, June 30, 2021 Saturday, September 30, 2023 Monday, June 30, 2025
Embedded Options Available	Yes Yes Yes
Use Conditions	Communications PC/Client/Tablet

Memory Specifications


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
Memory Types
Max # of Memory Channels
Physical Address Extensions
ECC Memory Supported ^‡


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	8 GB	256 GB
Memory Types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600	DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s	DDR4: 2133
Max # of Memory Channels	2	2	2
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	Yes	No	Yes


Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB 8 GB 256 GB
Memory Types	DDR3/DDR3L 1600 DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s DDR4: 2133
Max # of Memory Channels	2 2 2
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	Yes No Yes

Expansion Options


PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Configurations ^‡
Max # of PCI Express Lanes


PCI Express Revision	2	2.0	3
PCI Express Configurations ^‡	x1,x2,x4,x8,x16	1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2	x2,x4,x8
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16	6	12


PCI Express Revision	2 2.0 3
PCI Express Configurations ^‡	x1,x2,x4,x8,x16 1x4 + 1x2 or 4x1 or 2x1+1x2 + 1x2 x2,x4,x8
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16 6 12

I/O Specifications


# of USB Ports
USB Revision
Total # of SATA Ports
Integrated LAN
UART
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports
General Purpose IO


# of USB Ports	4	8	8
USB Revision	2	2.0/3.0	3
Total # of SATA Ports	6	2	12
Integrated LAN	4x1 or 4x2.5 GbE	No	2x10/2.5/1GbE + 2x2.5/1GbE
UART	2 Interfaces	Yes
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports	2	2	12
General Purpose IO		Yes


# of USB Ports	4 8 8
USB Revision	2 2.0/3.0 3
Total # of SATA Ports	6 2 12
Integrated LAN	4x1 or 4x2.5 GbE No 2x10/2.5/1GbE + 2x2.5/1GbE
UART	2 Interfaces Yes
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports	2 2 12
General Purpose IO	Yes

Package Specifications


Sockets Supported
Package Size
Max CPU Configuration
T_JUNCTION
T_CASE
Operating Temperature (Minimum)


Sockets Supported	FCBGA1283	FCBGA1296	FCBGA1310
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm	24mm x 31mm	34 mm x 28 mm
Max CPU Configuration		1	1
T_JUNCTION		105°C
T_CASE			87°C
Operating Temperature (Minimum)			0 °C


Sockets Supported	FCBGA1283 FCBGA1296 FCBGA1310
Package Size	34 mm x 28 mm 24mm x 31mm 34 mm x 28 mm
Max CPU Configuration	1 1
T_JUNCTION	105°C
T_CASE	87°C
Operating Temperature (Minimum)	0 °C

Advanced Technologies


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡
Intel® 64 ^‡
Instruction Set
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ^‡
Secure Boot
Idle States
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Intel® HD Audio Technology
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ^‡
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
Intel® Smart Connect Technology
Intel® Smart Response Technology
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	No	No	No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	No	No	No
Intel® 64 ^‡	Yes	Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit	64-bit	64-bit
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology	No		Yes
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ^‡		No
Secure Boot		Yes	Yes
Idle States		Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology		Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies		Yes
Intel® HD Audio Technology		Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ^‡		Yes
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology		No
Intel® Smart Connect Technology		No
Intel® Smart Response Technology		No
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)		No


Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ^‡	No No No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ^‡	No No No
Intel® 64 ^‡	Yes Yes
Instruction Set	64-bit 64-bit 64-bit
Integrated Intel® QuickAssist Technology	No Yes
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ^‡	No
Secure Boot	Yes Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes
Intel® HD Audio Technology	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology ^‡	Yes
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology	No
Intel® Smart Connect Technology	No
Intel® Smart Response Technology	No
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)	No

Security & Reliability


Intel® AES New Instructions
Execute Disable Bit ^‡
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡
Intel® Secure Key
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡
Anti-Theft Technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Boot Guard


Intel® AES New Instructions	Yes	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Yes	Yes	Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Yes	Yes	Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡	Yes	Yes	Yes
Intel® Secure Key		Yes	Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡		No
Anti-Theft Technology		No
Intel® OS Guard		No	Yes
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)		No
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡		Yes	Yes
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)			No
Intel® Boot Guard			No


Intel® AES New Instructions	Yes Yes Yes
Execute Disable Bit ^‡	Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ^‡	Yes Yes Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ^‡	Yes Yes Yes
Intel® Secure Key	Yes Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡	No
Anti-Theft Technology	No
Intel® OS Guard	No Yes
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	No
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡	Yes Yes
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)	No
Intel® Boot Guard	No

GPU Specifications


GPU Name ^‡
Graphics Base Frequency
Graphics Burst Frequency
Graphics Video Max Memory
Graphics Output
Execution Units
DirectX* Support
OpenGL* Support
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
Intel® Clear Video Technology
# of Displays Supported ^‡


GPU Name ^‡		Intel® HD Graphics 500
Graphics Base Frequency		250 MHz
Graphics Burst Frequency		750 MHz
Graphics Video Max Memory		8 GB
Graphics Output		eDP/DP/HDMI/MIPI-DSI
Execution Units		12
DirectX* Support		Yes
OpenGL* Support		Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video		Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology		No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology		Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology		Yes
# of Displays Supported ^‡		3


GPU Name ^‡	Intel® HD Graphics 500
Graphics Base Frequency	250 MHz
Graphics Burst Frequency	750 MHz
Graphics Video Max Memory	8 GB
Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/MIPI-DSI
Execution Units	12
DirectX* Support	Yes
OpenGL* Support	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology	Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology	Yes
# of Displays Supported ^‡	3

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