Atom x5-Z8300 vs Xeon E5 1680 v4
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5 1680 v4 outperforms Atom x5-Z8300 by a whopping 1653% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 853 | 2858 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.95 | no data |
Market segment | Server | Laptop |
Series | Intel Xeon E5 | 5x Intel Atom |
Power efficiency | 6.05 | no data |
Architecture codename | Broadwell-EP (2016) | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) |
Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 2 March 2015 (9 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $1,723 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 16 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 1.44 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 1.84 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 34 | no data |
L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | 246.24 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 70 °C | no data |
Number of transistors | 3200 Million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 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 (Uniprocessor) |
Socket | FCLGA2011 | UTFCBGA592 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | no data |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | - |
vPro | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
TSX | + | - |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | no data |
EDB | + | no data |
Secure Boot | no data | + |
Secure Key | + | no data |
Identity Protection | + | + |
OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 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 E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | 2 GB |
Max memory channels | 4 | 1 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | 12.8 GB/s |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics |
Max video memory | no data | 2 GB |
Graphics max frequency | no data | 500 MHz |
Execution Units | no data | 12 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 1920x1080 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 40 | 1 |
USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 9.29 | 0.53 |
Recency | 20 June 2016 | 2 March 2015 |
Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
Threads | 16 | 4 |
Xeon E5 1680 v4 has a 1652.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Xeon E5 1680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5 1680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Atom x5-Z8300 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5 1680 v4 and Atom x5-Z8300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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