Atom N2800 vs Xeon 5140
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 5140 and Atom N2800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2831 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.27 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.79 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Woodcrest (2006) | Cedarview-M (2011−2012) |
| Release date | June 2006 (18 years ago) | 1 December 2011 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $15 | $47 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon 5140 and Atom N2800 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.33 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.33 GHz | 1.87 GHz |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 65 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 176 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5140 and Atom N2800 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 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA771 | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5140 and Atom N2800. 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 5140 and Atom N2800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5140 and Atom N2800 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 5140 and Atom N2800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4.88 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3650 |
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
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 6 Watt |
Atom N2800 has 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon 5140 and Atom N2800. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon 5140 is a server/workstation processor while Atom N2800 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 5140 and Atom N2800, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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