Intel Atom Z2460 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L

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Intel Atom Z2460 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z2460 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Atom Z2460 has 1 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 2 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z2460 was released in Q2/2012.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Atom Z2400/Z2600 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
3 Generation 2
Penwell Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z2460 has 1 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z2460 is 1.60 GHz while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L has 28 CPU cores and 56 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is at 2.70 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Atom Z2460 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
1 Cores 28
2 Threads 56
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.70 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Atom Z2460 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Atom Z2460 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

PowerVR SGX540 GPU no iGPU
0.40 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
45nm Technology
1 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

PowerVR SGX540 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z2460 can use up to 2 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 6.4 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L supports up to 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.

Intel Atom Z2460 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
LPDDR2-800 Memory DDR4-2933
2 GB Max. Memory 4608 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
6.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
0.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 38.50 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z2460 is 3 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L has a TDP of 205 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom Z2460 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
3 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z2460 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 0.50 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 38.50 MB cache.

Intel Atom Z2460 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, SSE3, SSSE3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 617 Socket LGA 3647
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Atom Z2460
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
1037 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Atom Z2460
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
49876 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Atom Z2460
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
1128 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Atom Z2460
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 2.70 GHz
21508 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Atom Z2460
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
378 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Atom Z2460
PowerVR SGX540 @ 0.40 GHz
6 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L
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