Xeon 6740E vs Atom x5-Z8330
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6740E outperforms Atom x5-Z8330 by a whopping 9509% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3153 | 68 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 6.67 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 5x Intel Atom | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.33 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Airmont (2016) | Sierra Forest (2024) |
| Release date | 8 February 2016 (9 years ago) | 3 June 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $5,265 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Atom x5-Z8330 and Xeon 6740E 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 96 |
| Threads | 4 | 96 |
| Base clock speed | 1.44 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.92 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 96 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 84 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom x5-Z8330 and Xeon 6740E 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 | no data | FCLGA4710 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 250 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Xeon 6740E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Atom x5-Z8330 and Xeon 6740E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Xeon 6740E are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Xeon 6740E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-RS 1600 | DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
| Graphics max frequency | 500 MHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 12 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8330 and Xeon 6740E integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8330 and Xeon 6740E.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 1 | 88 |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.45 | 43.24 |
| Recency | 8 February 2016 | 3 June 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 96 |
| Threads | 4 | 96 |
Xeon 6740E has a 9508.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6740E is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom x5-Z8330 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom x5-Z8330 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6740E is a server/workstation one.
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