Atom Z500 vs Xeon E-2136

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2136 and Atom Z500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	892	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.42	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	10.02	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date	12 July 2018 (6 years ago)	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$289	$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2136 and Atom Z500 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	12	1
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	0.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	FSB
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	400 MT/s
Multiplier	33	8
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	56 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	154 mm2	24.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	no data	47 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.80 -1.1V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2136 and Atom Z500 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	PBGA441
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	0.65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2136 and Atom Z500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2136 and Atom Z500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2136 and Atom Z500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2136 and Atom Z500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics P630

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2136 and Atom Z500.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 July 2018	2 April 2008
Physical cores	6	1
Threads	12	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm

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