Xeon 6960P vs Atom Z2580

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2580 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3165not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency7.88no data
Architecture codenameClovertrail (2013)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date27 February 2013 (11 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2580 and Xeon 6960P 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 cores2 (Dual-core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads4144
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size65 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors140 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2580 and Xeon 6960P 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
SocketFC-MB47607529
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2580 and Xeon 6960P. 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)++
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE32 Bitno data
Smart Idle+no data

Security technologies

Atom Z2580 and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2580 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2580 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth8.5 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardPowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz)N/A
Graphics max frequency533 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2580 and Xeon 6960P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2580 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96
USB revision2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0no data
Number of USB ports2no data
UART3no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 February 2013 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 72
Threads 4 144
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 500 Watt

Atom Z2580 has 16566.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 3500% more physical cores and 3500% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z2580 and Xeon 6960P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z2580 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6960P is a server/workstation one.


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