Xeon Gold 6534 vs Processor N50
Primary details
Comparing Processor N50 and Xeon Gold 6534 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-N (2023) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Processor N50 and Xeon Gold 6534 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 22.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 64 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Processor N50 and Xeon Gold 6534 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 | 2 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 1264 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 195 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Processor N50 and Xeon Gold 6534. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Processor N50 and Xeon Gold 6534 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Processor N50 and Xeon Gold 6534 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Processor N50 and Xeon Gold 6534. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Processor N50 and Xeon Gold 6534.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 9 | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 January 2023 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 195 Watt |
Processor N50 has 3150% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6534, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Processor N50 and Xeon Gold 6534. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Processor N50 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6534 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Processor N50 and Xeon Gold 6534, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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