Xeon Platinum 8558U vs Atom Z2420

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2420 and Xeon Platinum 8558U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Architecture codenameSaltwell (2013)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 January 2013 (11 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,720

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2420 and Xeon Platinum 8558U 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)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads296
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB260 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size65 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data78 °C
Number of transistors140 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2420 and Xeon Platinum 8558U 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
SocketFC-MB4617FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2420 and Xeon Platinum 8558U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE32 Bitno data
GPIO152no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom Z2420 and Xeon Platinum 8558U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2420 and Xeon Platinum 8558U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2420 and Xeon Platinum 8558U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size1 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth6.4 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardPowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)N/A

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2420 and Xeon Platinum 8558U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2420 and Xeon Platinum 8558U.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80
USB revision2.0 OTGno data
Number of USB ports1no data
UART3no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2013 14 December 2023
Physical cores 1 48
Threads 2 96
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 300 Watt

Atom Z2420 has 9900% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8558U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and 4700% more physical cores and 4700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z2420 and Xeon Platinum 8558U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z2420 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8558U is a server/workstation one.


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