Xeon D-2896TER vs Atom N570
Primary details
Comparing Atom N570 and Xeon D-2896TER processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Architecture codename | Pineview (2009−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 1 March 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $86 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom N570 and Xeon D-2896TER 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) | 20 (Icosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 40 |
| Base clock speed | 1.66 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.67 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 666 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 30 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | no data |
| Die size | 87 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 176 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom N570 and Xeon D-2896TER 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA559 | FCBGA2579 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8.5 Watt | 110 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N570 and Xeon D-2896TER. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Atom N570 and Xeon D-2896TER technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N570 and Xeon D-2896TER are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N570 and Xeon D-2896TER. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 4 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel GMA 3150 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N570 and Xeon D-2896TER.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 32 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 24 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2011 | 1 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 20 |
| Threads | 4 | 40 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 110 Watt |
Atom N570 has 1275% lower power consumption.
Xeon D-2896TER, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, and 900% more physical cores and 900% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Atom N570 and Xeon D-2896TER. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom N570 is a notebook processor while Xeon D-2896TER is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom N570 and Xeon D-2896TER, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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