Atom N2800 vs Xeon D-1520

Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1520
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.10
+1007%
Atom N2800
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.28

Xeon D-1520 outperforms Atom N2800 by a whopping 1007% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1520 and Atom N2800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16333133
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.93no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon DIntel Atom
Power efficiency6.523.78
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)1 December 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$47

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1520 and Atom N2800 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.2 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.87 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size246.24 mm266 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1520 and Atom N2800 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1667FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1520 and Atom N2800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switchingno data-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1520 and Atom N2800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1520 and Atom N2800 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1520 and Atom N2800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GB4.88 GB
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1520 and Atom N2800.

PCIe version2.0/3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon D-1520 3.10
+1007%
Atom N2800 0.28

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.

Xeon D-1520 4917
+1007%
Atom N2800 444

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.10 0.28
Recency 9 March 2015 1 December 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon D-1520 has a 1007.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Atom N2800, on the other hand, has 650% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N2800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1520 is a server/workstation processor while Atom N2800 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1520 and Atom N2800, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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