Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs Atom Z560

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z560 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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
Series	Intel Atom	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	Silverthorne (2008−2010)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	1 June 2010 (14 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z560 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	2	28
Base clock speed	2.13 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	0.13 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	FSB	QPI
Bus rate	533.33 MT/s	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	16	31
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	3.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	35 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	26 mm2	306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	47 million	4700 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.75V-1.1V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z560 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 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)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	PBGA441	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	2.5 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z560 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z560 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z560 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z560 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	unknown	no data
Maximum memory size	no data	1,536 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z560 and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2010	20 June 2016
Physical cores	1	14
Threads	2	28
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	120 Watt

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