Xeon D-1581 vs Atom D2560
Primary details
Comparing Atom D2560 and Xeon D-1581 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 871 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Atom | Intel Xeon D |
| Architecture codename | Cedarview (2011−2012) | Broadwell (2014−2019) |
| Release date | 24 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 24 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom D2560 and Xeon D-1581 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Multiplier | no data | 18 |
| L1 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 306.18 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 80 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.91V -1.21V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom D2560 and Xeon D-1581 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | FCBGA1667 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom D2560 and Xeon D-1581. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | - | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
Security technologies
Atom D2560 and Xeon D-1581 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom D2560 and Xeon D-1581 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom D2560 and Xeon D-1581. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 | DDR4, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 6.4 GB/s | 34.124 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom D2560 and Xeon D-1581 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom D2560 and Xeon D-1581.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 24 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 6 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | + |
| UART | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 October 2012 | 24 February 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 65 Watt |
Atom D2560 has 550% lower power consumption.
Xeon D-1581, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom D2560 and Xeon D-1581. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom D2560 is a notebook processor while Xeon D-1581 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom D2560 and Xeon D-1581, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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