Xeon Gold 6554S vs Atom N2600

Primary details

Comparing Atom N2600 and Xeon Gold 6554S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the 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	Cedarview-M (2011−2012)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	1 December 2011 (12 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$47	$3,157

Detailed specifications

Atom N2600 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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)	36
Threads	4	72
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	180 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	66 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	176 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N2600 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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	2
Socket	FCBGA559	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	3.5 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N2600 and Xeon Gold 6554S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Atom N2600 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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 N2600 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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 Gold 6554S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	2.44 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	1	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3600

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N2600 and Xeon Gold 6554S.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2011	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	36
Threads	4	72
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	270 Watt

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