Xeon Platinum 8571N vs Atom Z550
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z550 and Xeon Platinum 8571N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 50 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Atom | no data |
| Architecture codename | Silverthorne (2008−2010) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 8 April 2009 (15 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z550 and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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) | 52 |
| Threads | 2 | 104 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 533.33 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 15 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 300 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 24.18 mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 78 °C |
| Number of transistors | 47 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z550 and Xeon Platinum 8571N 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | PBGA441 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2.4 Watt | 300 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z550 and Xeon Platinum 8571N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no 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 |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Atom Z550 and Xeon Platinum 8571N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z550 and Xeon Platinum 8571N are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z550 and Xeon Platinum 8571N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown | DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z550 and Xeon Platinum 8571N.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 April 2009 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 52 |
| Threads | 2 | 104 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 300 Watt |
Atom Z550 has 14900% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8571N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and 5100% more physical cores and 5100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Atom Z550 and Xeon Platinum 8571N. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom Z550 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8571N is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z550 and Xeon Platinum 8571N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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