Atom N570 vs Xeon E5405
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5405 outperforms Atom N570 by a whopping 395% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2553 | 3335 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.20 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 1.31 | 2.35 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Harpertown (2007−2008) | Pineview (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 11 November 2007 (17 years ago) | 1 March 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $209 | $86 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5405 and Atom N570 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 | 2 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.67 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 666 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (per die) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 2x 107 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 63 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 820 million | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5405 and Atom N570 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 | LGA771 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 8.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5405 and Atom N570. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5405 and Atom N570 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5405 and Atom N570 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 E5405 and Atom N570. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel GMA 3150 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5405 and Atom N570.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 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.
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 | 1.09 | 0.22 |
| Recency | 11 November 2007 | 1 March 2011 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 8 Watt |
Xeon E5405 has a 395.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
Atom N570, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 900% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon E5405 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom N570 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5405 is a server/workstation processor while Atom N570 is a notebook one.
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