Atom 330 vs Xeon W-2150B
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-2150B and Atom 330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 529 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Diamondville (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 21 December 2017 (6 years ago) | 22 September 2008 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $43 |
| Current price | no data | $306 (7.1x MSRP) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-2150B and Atom 330 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 20 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 112 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 13.75 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 484 mm2 | 52 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 68 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 94 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.9V-1.1625V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-2150B and Atom 330 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 2066 | PBGA437 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 8 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2150B and Atom 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon W-2150B and Atom 330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2150B and Atom 330 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2150B and Atom 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2150B and Atom 330.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon W-2150B outperforms Atom 330 by 5571% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 December 2017 | 22 September 2008 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 2 |
| Threads | 20 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 8 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon W-2150B and Atom 330. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon W-2150B is a server/workstation processor while Atom 330 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-2150B and Atom 330, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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