Xeon E-2176M vs Atom N270

Primary details

Comparing Atom N270 and Xeon E-2176M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	942
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.36
Market segment	Laptop	Mobile workstation
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Xeon E
Architecture codename	DiamondVille (2008−2009)	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date	1 March 2008 (16 years ago)	1 March 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$44	$450
Current price	$134 (3x MSRP)	$2916 (6.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom N270 and Xeon E-2176M 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	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus support	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	26 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N270 and Xeon E-2176M 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)	1
Socket	PBGA437	BGA-1440
Power consumption (TDP)	2.5 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N270 and Xeon E-2176M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Atom N270 and Xeon E-2176M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N270 and Xeon E-2176M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N270 and Xeon E-2176M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory	-	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.2 GHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom N270 and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	-	3
eDP	-	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	-	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom N270 and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	-	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over VGA	-	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Atom N270 and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12
OpenGL	-	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N270 and Xeon E-2176M.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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	1 March 2018
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	2	12
Cost	$44	$450
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	45 Watt

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