EPYC 9255 vs Atom Z610
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z610 and EPYC 9255 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 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Lincroft (2010−2011) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | 4 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,495 |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z610 and EPYC 9255 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 0.8 GHz | 3.25 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 800 MHz - 1200 MHz (1 core) | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus type | cDMI | no data |
| Bus rate | 400 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 8 | no data |
| L1 cache | 56 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 65.2526 mm2 | 4x 70.6 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | 33,260 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z610 and EPYC 9255 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 |
| Socket | Intel BGA 518 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1.3 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z610 and EPYC 9255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z610 and EPYC 9255 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z610 and EPYC 9255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | PowerVR SGX535 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z610 and EPYC 9255.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 May 2010 | 10 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 24 |
| Threads | 2 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 200 Watt |
Atom Z610 has 19900% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9255, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Atom Z610 and EPYC 9255. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Atom Z610 is a notebook processor while EPYC 9255 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z610 and EPYC 9255, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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