Xeon E5-2470 v2 vs Atom Z2520

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2520 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1000
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Architecture codename	Clovertrail (2013)	Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)
Release date	27 February 2013 (11 years ago)	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2520 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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	2 (Dual-core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Die size	65 mm2	160 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	80 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	1,400 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2520 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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	FC-MB4760	FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2520 and Xeon E5-2470 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	32 Bit	46 Bit
Smart Idle	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Atom Z2520 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2520 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2520 and Xeon E5-2470 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3
Maximum memory size	2 GB	384 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	8.5 GB/s	38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

SGX 544MP2

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Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2520 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2520 and Xeon E5-2470 v2.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24
USB revision	2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0	no data
Number of USB ports	2	no data
UART	3	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 February 2013	1 September 2013
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	4	20
Chip lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	95 Watt

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