Atom Z600 vs Xeon X5690
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5690 and Atom Z600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1243 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.63 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Lincroft (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 4 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $205 | no data |
| Current price | $112 (0.5x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5690 and Atom Z600 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 400 MT/s |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | 65.2526 mm28.89 mm × 7.34 mm |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | +90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5690 and Atom Z600 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 | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | T-PBGA518 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 1.3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Atom Z600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | - |
| PAE | 40 Bit | 32 Bit |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | - |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | - |
| AMT | no data | - |
| Matrix Storage | no data | - |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| Quiet System | no data | - |
| Quick Resume | no data | - |
| HD Audio | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon X5690 and Atom Z600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5690 and Atom Z600 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Atom Z600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 1 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 1.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | PowerVR SGX535 |
| Max video memory | no data | 256 MB |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5690 and Atom Z600 integrated GPUs.
| LVDS | no data | + |
| MIPI | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Atom Z600.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | None |
| PCI support | no data | - |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0 |
| Integrated IDE | no data | None |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | None |
| UART | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 February 2011 | 4 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 1 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 1 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5690 and Atom Z600. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X5690 is a server/workstation processor while Atom Z600 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5690 and Atom Z600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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