Xeon Gold 6554S vs Atom Z550

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Primary details

Comparing Atom Z550 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Architecture codenameSilverthorne (2008−2010)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date8 April 2009 (15 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,157

Detailed specifications

Atom Z550 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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)36
Threads272
Base clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate533.33 MT/sno data
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache56 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB180 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size26 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors47 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z550 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketPBGA441FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)2.4 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z550 and Xeon Gold 6554S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom Z550 and Xeon Gold 6554S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z550 and Xeon Gold 6554S are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z550 and Xeon Gold 6554S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z550 and Xeon Gold 6554S.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 April 2009 14 December 2023
Physical cores 1 36
Threads 2 72
Power consumption (TDP) 2 Watt 270 Watt

Atom Z550 has 13400% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6554S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and 3500% more physical cores and 3500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Atom Z550 and Xeon Gold 6554S. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom Z550 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6554S is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z550 and Xeon Gold 6554S, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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