Atom x7-Z8700 vs Xeon E5-2696 V3
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2696 V3 outperforms Atom x7-Z8700 by a whopping 1533% 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 | 671 | 2818 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 7x Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 3.57 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-EP (2014−2015) | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 8 September 2014 (10 years ago) | 2 March 2015 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Atom x7-Z8700 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 | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 36 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 45 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 356 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 77 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Atom x7-Z8700 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 2011-3 | UTFCBGA1380 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 145 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Atom x7-Z8700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Atom x7-Z8700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Atom x7-Z8700 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Atom x7-Z8700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 600 MHz) |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 600 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 16 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Atom x7-Z8700 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Atom x7-Z8700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 3840x2160 |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 2560x1600 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Atom x7-Z8700.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 2 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.25 | 0.75 |
| Recency | 8 September 2014 | 2 March 2015 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 4 |
| Threads | 36 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
Xeon E5-2696 V3 has a 1533.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads.
Atom x7-Z8700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon E5-2696 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom x7-Z8700 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2696 V3 is a server/workstation processor while Atom x7-Z8700 is a notebook one.
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