Xeon D-2896NT vs Atom N455

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Primary details

Comparing Atom N455 and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3352not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency1.62no data
Architecture codenamePinetrail (2009−2011)no data
Release date1 June 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N455 and Xeon D-2896NT 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 cores1 (Single-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads240
Base clock speed1.66 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.67 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB30 MB
Chip lithography45 nmno data
Die size66 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors123 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N455 and Xeon D-2896NT 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA559FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)6.5 Watt117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N455 and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom N455 and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N455 and Xeon D-2896NT are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N455 and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size2 GB1 TB
Max memory channels14
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA 3150no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N455 and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data32
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2010 1 October 2023
Physical cores 1 20
Threads 2 40
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 117 Watt

Atom N455 has 1850% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2896NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, and 1900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Atom N455 and Xeon D-2896NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom N455 is a notebook processor while Xeon D-2896NT is a server/workstation one.


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