Atom N2800 vs Xeon E5620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.26
+707%
Atom N2800
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.28

Xeon E5620 outperforms Atom N2800 by a whopping 707% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5620 and Atom N2800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18273133
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency2.673.78
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Cedarview-M (2011−2012)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)1 December 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35$47

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5620 and Atom N2800 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz1.87 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million176 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5620 and Atom N2800 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
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5620 and Atom N2800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5620 and Atom N2800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5620 and Atom N2800 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5620 and Atom N2800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GB4.88 GB
Max memory channels31
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 (640 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5620 and Atom N2800.

PCIe version2.0no 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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5620 2.26
+707%
Atom N2800 0.28

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.

Xeon E5620 3592
+709%
Atom N2800 444

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 0.28
Recency 16 March 2010 1 December 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon E5620 has a 707.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Atom N2800, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1233.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N2800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5620 is a server/workstation processor while Atom N2800 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5620 and Atom N2800, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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