Atom Z2580 vs Xeon E5-2650
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2650 outperforms Atom Z2580 by a whopping 1756% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2650 and Atom Z2580 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1295 | 3165 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.34 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 4.62 | 7.89 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) | Clovertrail (2013) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 27 February 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $91 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2650 and Atom Z2580 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 20480 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | 65 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,270 million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2650 and Atom Z2580 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FC-MB4760 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Atom Z2580. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| Smart Idle | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2650 and Atom Z2580 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Atom Z2580 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Atom Z2580. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 384 GB | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 8.5 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz) |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 533 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2650 and Atom Z2580 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 and Atom Z2580.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | no data |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 2 |
| UART | no data | 3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.64 | 0.25 |
| Recency | 6 March 2012 | 27 February 2013 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 3 Watt |
Xeon E5-2650 has a 1756% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Atom Z2580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 3066.7% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2650 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom Z2580 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2650 is a server/workstation processor while Atom Z2580 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 and Atom Z2580, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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