Intel Atom Z520 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,582

Rank #2,056

vs
4,695

Rank #1,107

3,582
4,695

Xeon E3-1280 wins by 23.7% (Rank #2056 vs #1107)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

3,173

Rank #2,055

vs
4,720

Rank #1,137

3,173
4,720

Xeon E3-1280 wins by 32.8% (Rank #2055 vs #1137)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,195

Rank #2,015

vs
4,658

Rank #1,020

4,195
4,658

Xeon E3-1280 wins by 9.9% (Rank #2015 vs #1020)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,424

Rank #1,770

vs
4,637

Rank #865

4,424
4,637

Xeon E3-1280 wins by 4.6% (Rank #1770 vs #865)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,413

Rank #1,771

vs
4,670

Rank #752

4,413
4,670

Xeon E3-1280 wins by 5.5% (Rank #1771 vs #752)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,430

Rank #1,767

vs
4,636

Rank #873

4,430
4,636

Xeon E3-1280 wins by 4.4% (Rank #1767 vs #873)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Atom Z520 Xeon E3-1280 Diff
Cores
1
4
-75%
Threads
2
8
-75%
Base Frequency
1,333 MHz
3,500 MHz
-61.9%
Clock Multiplier
10x
35x
-71.4%
L1 Cache
56 KB
62 KB
-10.3%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
0 MiB
+51.2%
L3 Cache --
8 MiB
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
2 W
95 W
97.9% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Atom Z520 Xeon E3-1280
Designer Intel Intel
Family Atom --
Series Z500 --
Model Number Z520 --
Microarchitecture Bonnell --
Core Name Silverthorne Sandy Bridge
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 28 --
Socket BGA-441 Socket 1155
Package FCBGA-441 FC-LGA10
Chipset Poulsbo --
Memory Type -- DDR3
Market Segment Mobile Server
Release Price $65.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Atom Z520
Intel
Xeon E3-1280
Intel

Family

Atom Z520
Atom
Xeon E3-1280
--

Series

Atom Z520
Z500
Xeon E3-1280
--

Model Number

Atom Z520
Z520
Xeon E3-1280
--

Microarchitecture

Atom Z520
Bonnell
Xeon E3-1280
--

Core Name

Atom Z520
Silverthorne
Xeon E3-1280
Sandy Bridge

Core Family

Atom Z520
6
Xeon E3-1280
--

Core Model

Atom Z520
28
Xeon E3-1280
--

Socket

Atom Z520
BGA-441
Xeon E3-1280
Socket 1155

Package

Atom Z520
FCBGA-441
Xeon E3-1280
FC-LGA10

Chipset

Atom Z520
Poulsbo
Xeon E3-1280
--

Memory Type

Atom Z520
--
Xeon E3-1280
DDR3

Market Segment

Atom Z520
Mobile
Xeon E3-1280
Server

Release Price

Atom Z520
$65.00
Xeon E3-1280
--

Locked Multiplier

Atom Z520
Yes
Xeon E3-1280
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Atom Z520 Xeon E3-1280
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 24.18 mm² 216 mm²
Transistor Count 0.05 billion 1,160
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 32-bit --
ISA x86-32 (x86) --

Process

Atom Z520
45 nm
Xeon E3-1280
32 nm

Die Area

Atom Z520
24.18 mm²
Xeon E3-1280
216 mm²

Transistor Count

Atom Z520
0.05 billion
Xeon E3-1280
1,160

Manufacturer

Atom Z520
Intel
Xeon E3-1280
Intel

Technology

Atom Z520
CMOS
Xeon E3-1280
--

Word Size

Atom Z520
32-bit
Xeon E3-1280
--

ISA

Atom Z520
x86-32 (x86)
Xeon E3-1280
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Atom Z520 Xeon E3-1280
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64