Intel Atom Z2520 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6142F

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Intel Atom Z2520 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
Intel Atom Z2520 Intel Xeon Gold 6142F

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Atom Z2520 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6142F and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Atom Z2520 2 core processor released in Q2/2013 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6142F which has 16 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Atom Z2500/Z2700 (3) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
2 Generation 1
Cloverview Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z2520 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6142F clocks with 2.60 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.

Intel Atom Z2520 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
2 Cores 16
4 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.90 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 Z2520 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

PowerVR SGX544 MP2 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
45nm Technology
2 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
8 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 SGX544 MP2 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 2 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Atom Z2520, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6142F supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Atom Z2520 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
LPDDR2-1066 Memory DDR4-2666
2 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 22.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Atom Z2520 has a TDP of --. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6142F is 160 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Atom Z2520 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 160 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z2520 has 1.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6142F is at 22.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Atom Z2520 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
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 Socket LGA 3647
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 5900 $
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Z2520 Intel Atom Z2520
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6142F Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Z2520 Intel Atom Z2520
2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6142F Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
2578 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z2520 Intel Xeon Gold 6142F
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