Xeon Gold 5403N vs Atom Z2520

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z2520 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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 codenameClovertrail (2013)no data
Release date27 February 2013 (11 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z2520 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed1.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.2 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB22.5 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size65 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C85 °C
Number of transistors140 millionno data
64 bit support--
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z2520 and Xeon Gold 5403N 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
SocketFC-MB4760FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)3 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2520 and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE32 Bitno data
Smart Idle+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom Z2520 and Xeon Gold 5403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2520 and Xeon Gold 5403N are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2520 and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size2 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth8.5 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardSGX 544MP2no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2520 and Xeon Gold 5403N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2520 and Xeon Gold 5403N.

PCIe versionno data4
PCI Express lanesno data48
USB revision2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0no data
Number of USB ports2no data
UART3no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 February 2013 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 24
Power consumption (TDP) 3 Watt 115 Watt

Atom Z2520 has 3733.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5403N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z2520 and Xeon Gold 5403N. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z2520 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5403N is a server/workstation one.


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