Xeon Gold 6438Y+ vs Atom N470

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	3612	114
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.26
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	no data	18.58
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Pineview (2009−2011)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	1 March 2010 (15 years ago)	10 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$3,141

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	1.83 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.83 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	533 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	60 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	66 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	123 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	6.5 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. 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	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ 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 N470 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+ are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	2 GB	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel GMA 3150

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6438Y+.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Synthetic benchmarks

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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.13	35.53
Recency	1 March 2010	10 January 2023
Physical cores	1	32
Threads	2	64
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	205 Watt

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