Atom Z500 vs Xeon E3-1260L
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E3-1260L outperforms Atom Z500 by a whopping 1550% 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 | 2006 | 3583 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.54 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 5.50 | 23.09 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Silverthorne (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 3 April 2011 (14 years ago) | 2 April 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $150 | $45 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E3-1260L 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 0.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 8 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 56 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 216 mm2 | 24.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 59 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | 47 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.80 -1.1V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E3-1260L 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | LGA1155 | PBGA441 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 0.65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1260L 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® AVX | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | + |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E3-1260L and Atom Z500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1260L 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 E3-1260L and Atom Z500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | - |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.25 GHz | - |
| InTru 3D | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1260L and Atom Z500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1260L and Atom Z500.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.31 | 0.14 |
| Recency | 3 April 2011 | 2 April 2008 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Xeon E3-1260L has a 1550% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon E3-1260L is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E3-1260L is a server/workstation processor while Atom Z500 is a notebook one.
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