Xeon Gold 6538Y vs Atom N470

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Primary details

Comparing Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3332not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency1.89no data
Architecture codenamePineview (2009−2011)no data
Release date1 March 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads264
Base clock speed1.83 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.83 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB60 MB
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size66 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C79 °C
Number of transistors123 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA559FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)6.5 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6538Y are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size2 GB4 TB
Max memory channels18
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA 3150no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2010 1 October 2023
Physical cores 1 32
Threads 2 64
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 225 Watt

Atom N470 has 3650% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, and 3100% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Atom N470 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom N470 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6538Y is a server/workstation one.


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