Atom Z2420 vs Xeon E5-2630

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1668not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.39no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency1.54no data
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Saltwell (2013)
Release date6 March 2012 (13 years ago)1 January 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$74no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 and Atom Z2420 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size435 mm265 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °C90 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million140 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 and Atom Z2420 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011FC-MB4617
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt3 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Atom Z2420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAEno data32 Bit
GPIOno data152

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 and Atom Z2420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Atom Z2420 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Atom Z2420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory size384 GB1 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/s6.4 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataPowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2630 and Atom Z2420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 and Atom Z2420.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data
USB revisionno data2.0 OTG
Number of USB portsno data1
UARTno data3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2012 1 January 2013
Physical cores 6 1
Threads 12 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 3 Watt

Xeon E5-2630 has 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Atom Z2420, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 3066.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon E5-2630 and Intel Atom Z2420. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2630 is a server/workstation processor while Atom Z2420 is a notebook one.

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