Xeon E-2486 vs Atom N455

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Primary details

Comparing Atom N455 and Xeon E-2486 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)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 June 2010 (14 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$506

Detailed specifications

Atom N455 and Xeon E-2486 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed1.66 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.67 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz16 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size66 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistors123 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N455 and Xeon E-2486 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA559FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)6.5 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N455 and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Atom N455 and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N455 and Xeon E-2486 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N455 and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size2 GB128 GB
Max memory channels12
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA 3150N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N455 and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2010 14 December 2023
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 95 Watt

Atom N455 has 1483.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2486, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Atom N455 and Xeon E-2486. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom N455 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2486 is a server/workstation one.


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