Xeon E-2486 vs Atom N280

Primary details

Comparing Atom N280 and Xeon E-2486 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	DiamondVille (2008−2009)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	1 February 2009 (15 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$506

Detailed specifications

Atom N280 and Xeon E-2486 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	1.66 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.07 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	666.66 MT/s	16 GT/s
Multiplier	10	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	25.9638 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.9V-1.1625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N280 and Xeon E-2486 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	2.5 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N280 and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom N280 and Xeon E-2486 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 N280 and Xeon E-2486 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N280 and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	-	+

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 Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 February 2009	14 December 2023
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	2	12
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	95 Watt

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