Xeon w5-3525 vs Atom Z615

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z615 and Xeon w5-3525 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)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	4 May 2010 (14 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,339

Detailed specifications

Atom Z615 and Xeon w5-3525 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	16
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	cDMI	no data
Bus rate	400 MT/s	no data
Multiplier	12	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	45 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	65.2526 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature	+90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	75 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z615 and Xeon w5-3525 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)	1
Socket	T-PBGA518	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	2.2 Watt	290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z615 and Xeon w5-3525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FDI	-	no data
Fast Memory Access	-	no data
AMT	-	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
Quiet System	-	no data
I/O Acceleration	-	no data
Quick Resume	-	no data
HD Audio	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom Z615 and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z615 and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z615 and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	2 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	1	8
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	N/A
Max video memory	256 MB	no data
Clear Video	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z615 and Xeon w5-3525 integrated GPUs.

LVDS	+	no data
MIPI	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z615 and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version	None	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	112
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	2.0	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 May 2010	24 August 2024
Physical cores	1	16
Threads	2	32
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	290 Watt

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