Xeon Max 9480 vs Atom Z500

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z500 and Xeon Max 9480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3345	29
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.03
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	23.44	14.36
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023)
Release date	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)	10 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	$12,980

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom Z500 and Xeon Max 9480 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)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	1	112
Base clock speed	no data	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus type	FSB	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	8	no data
L1 cache	56 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	112.5 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	24.18 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	64 °C
Number of transistors	47 Million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.80 -1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z500 and Xeon Max 9480 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	PBGA441	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	0.65 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z500 and Xeon Max 9480. 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	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z500 and Xeon Max 9480 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 Z500 and Xeon Max 9480 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z500 and Xeon Max 9480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5-4800

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z500 and Xeon Max 9480.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.16	52.78
Recency	2 April 2008	10 January 2023
Physical cores	1	56
Threads	1	112
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm

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