Xeon Gold 6433N vs Atom 230

Primary details

Comparing Atom 230 and Xeon Gold 6433N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	no data
Release date	1 March 2008 (16 years ago)	1 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$29	no data
Current price	$170 (5.9x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Atom 230 and Xeon Gold 6433N 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	60 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	26 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom 230 and Xeon Gold 6433N 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)	no data
Socket	PBGA437	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom 230 and Xeon Gold 6433N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	-	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Atom 230 and Xeon Gold 6433N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom 230 and Xeon Gold 6433N 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 Gold 6433N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	8 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom 230 and Xeon Gold 6433N.

PCIe version	no data	4
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 March 2008	1 July 2023
Physical cores	1	32
Threads	2	64
Power consumption (TDP)	4 Watt	205 Watt

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