Xeon 6979P vs Atom N455

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Primary details

Comparing Atom N455 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Architecture codenamePinetrail (2009−2011)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date1 June 2010 (14 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N455 and Xeon 6979P 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 cores1 (Single-Core)120
Threads2240
Base clock speed1.66 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.67 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm
Die size66 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors123 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N455 and Xeon 6979P 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 configuration12
SocketFCBGA5597529
Power consumption (TDP)6.5 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N455 and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Atom N455 and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N455 and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N455 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA 3150N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N455 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2010 24 September 2024
Physical cores 1 120
Threads 2 240
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 500 Watt

Atom N455 has 8233.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 11900% more physical cores and 11900% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom N455 and Xeon 6979P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom N455 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6979P is a server/workstation one.


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