Xeon E5-4610 vs Atom 230

Primary details

Comparing Atom 230 and Xeon E5-4610 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1317
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.36
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date	1 March 2008 (16 years ago)	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$29	no data
Current price	$170 (5.9x MSRP)	$18.98

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom 230 and Xeon E5-4610 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	1 (Single-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus support	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	26 mm2	435 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	2,270 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom 230 and Xeon E5-4610 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	4
Socket	PBGA437	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 230 and Xeon E5-4610. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	-	+
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Atom 230 and Xeon E5-4610 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom 230 and Xeon E5-4610 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom 230 and Xeon E5-4610. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	384 GB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom 230 and Xeon E5-4610.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 March 2008	14 May 2012
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	95 Watt

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