Atom N435 vs Xeon X5680

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	1637	3713
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.38	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Atom
Power efficiency	1.29	0.76
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release date	14 February 2010 (16 years ago)	2 June 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$172	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon X5680 and Atom N435: 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.33 GHz
Bus rate	no data	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5680 and Atom N435 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5680 and Atom N435. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5680 and Atom N435 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 X5680 and Atom N435 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5680 and Atom N435. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	288 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5680 and Atom N435.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.96	0.09
Recency	14 February 2010	2 June 2011
Physical cores	6	1
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	5 Watt