Xeon D-2896NT vs Atom Z600

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z600 and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Lincroft (2010−2011)	no data
Release date	4 May 2010 (14 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z600 and Xeon D-2896NT 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	2	40
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	cDMI	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	8	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	30 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	no data
Die size	65.2526 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	+90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z600 and Xeon D-2896NT 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)	no data
Socket	T-PBGA518	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	1.3 Watt	117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z600 and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
GPIO	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
Fast Memory Access	-	no data
AMT	-	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
Quiet System	-	no data
Quick Resume	-	no data
HD Audio	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom Z600 and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z600 and Xeon D-2896NT are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z600 and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	1	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	3.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	PowerVR SGX535	no data
Max video memory	256 MB	no data
Clear Video	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z600 and Xeon D-2896NT integrated GPUs.

LVDS	+	no data
MIPI	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z600 and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe version	None	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	2.0	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Integrated IDE	None	no data
Number of USB ports	4	4
Integrated LAN	None	+
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 May 2010	1 October 2023
Physical cores	1	20
Threads	2	40
Power consumption (TDP)	1 Watt	117 Watt

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