EPYC 9015 vs Atom N280

Primary details

Comparing Atom N280 and EPYC 9015 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3384	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	3.79	no data
Architecture codename	DiamondVille (2008−2009)	Turin (2024)
Release date	1 February 2009 (15 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$527

Detailed specifications

Atom N280 and EPYC 9015 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	1.66 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.07 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	666.66 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	10	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Die size	25.9638 mm2	2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 Million	16,630 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N280 and EPYC 9015 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)	2
Socket	PBGA437	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	2.5 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N280 and EPYC 9015. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom N280 and EPYC 9015 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N280 and EPYC 9015 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N280 and EPYC 9015. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N280 and EPYC 9015.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 February 2009	10 October 2024
Physical cores	1	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	125 Watt

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