Atom N455 vs Xeon 5080
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 5080 and Atom N455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 3337 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.62 |
| Architecture codename | Dempsey (2006) | Pinetrail (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 23 May 2006 (18 years ago) | 1 June 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $851 | $64 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon 5080 and Atom N455 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.07 GHz | 1.67 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | 123 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.075V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5080 and Atom N455 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | PLGA771 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 6.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5080 and Atom N455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon 5080 and Atom N455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5080 and Atom N455 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5080 and Atom N455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel GMA 3150 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 May 2006 | 1 June 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon 5080 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Atom N455, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 2066.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon 5080 and Atom N455. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon 5080 is a server/workstation processor while Atom N455 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 5080 and Atom N455, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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