Atom N550 vs Xeon E3-1220 v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Atom N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1402	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.75	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Atom
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Pineview (2009−2011)
Release date	19 October 2015 (8 years ago)	23 August 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$203	$86
Current price	$199 (1x MSRP)	$198 (2.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Atom N550 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	1.5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	666 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	122 mm2	87 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	176 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Atom N550 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	8.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Atom N550. 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	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Atom N550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Atom N550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Atom N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel GMA 3150

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Atom N550 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Atom N550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Atom N550.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2015	23 August 2010
Physical cores	4	2
Cost	$203	$86
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	8 Watt

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