Xeon E7-8891 v3 vs Atom N2600
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E7-8891 v3 outperforms Atom N2600 by a whopping 6635% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3311 | 588 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.78 | 7.81 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) | Haswell-EX (2015) |
| Release date | 1 December 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 June 2015 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $47 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom N2600 and Xeon E7-8891 v3 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 9.6 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 45 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 66 mm2 | 160 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 79 °C |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N2600 and Xeon E7-8891 v3 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 | 8 |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | FCLGA2011 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3.5 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Xeon E7-8891 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
Security technologies
Atom N2600 and Xeon E7-8891 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N2600 and Xeon E7-8891 v3 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N2600 and Xeon E7-8891 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 2.44 GB | 1.5 TB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 85 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600 (400 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N2600 and Xeon E7-8891 v3.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 32 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.20 | 13.47 |
| Recency | 1 December 2011 | 1 June 2015 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 165 Watt |
Atom N2600 has 5400% lower power consumption.
Xeon E7-8891 v3, on the other hand, has a 6635% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon E7-8891 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom N2600 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom N2600 is a notebook processor while Xeon E7-8891 v3 is a server/workstation one.
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