Xeon Gold 6558Q vs Atom Z2460

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2460 and Xeon Gold 6558Q 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
Architecture codename	Penwell (2012−2013)	no data
Release date	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2460 and Xeon Gold 6558Q 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	1 (Single-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	60 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	65 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	66 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2460 and Xeon Gold 6558Q 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	FC-MB4617	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2460 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
GPIO	152	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom Z2460 and Xeon Gold 6558Q technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2460 and Xeon Gold 6558Q are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2460 and Xeon Gold 6558Q. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	2 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

PowerVR SGX540 (400 MHz)

no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2460 and Xeon Gold 6558Q integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
HDMI	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2460 and Xeon Gold 6558Q.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80
USB revision	2.0 OTG	no data
Number of USB ports	1	no data
UART	3	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2012	1 October 2023
Physical cores	1	32
Threads	2	64
Power consumption (TDP)	3 Watt	350 Watt

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