Intel Xeon Gold 6254 vs Intel Atom Z3580

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Intel Xeon Gold 6254 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z3580
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Intel Atom Z3580

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6254 or Intel Atom Z3580 - 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 Xeon Gold 6254 has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Atom Z3580 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.33 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3580 was released in Q2/2014.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Atom Z3500 (3)
2 Generation 5
Cascade Lake Architecture Moorefield
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 has 18 CPU cores and can calculate 36 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6254 is 3.10 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the Intel Atom Z3580 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3580 is at 2.33 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3580
18 Cores 4
36 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 2.33 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3580
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 or Intel Atom Z3580 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.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR G6430
GPU frequency 0.46 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.53 GHz
-- GPU Generation --
Technology 28 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 16
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 10

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.

no iGPU GPU PowerVR G6430
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 Xeon Gold 6254 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The Intel Atom Z3580 supports up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3580
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3-1600
1024 GB Max. Memory 4 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
24.75 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6254 is 200 W, while the Intel Atom Z3580 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3580
200 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 24.75 MB cache. The Intel Atom Z3580 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Characteristic Intel Atom Z3580
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions MMX, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,
LGA 3647 Socket FC-MB5T1064
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization Intel VT-x
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2014
3803 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3580 (17%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3580 (4%)

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 Xeon Gold 6254 Intel Xeon Gold 6254
18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz
1082 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
182 (17%)

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 Xeon Gold 6254 Intel Xeon Gold 6254
18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz
16429 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
634 (4%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Intel Xeon Gold 6254
18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz
29387 (100%)
Intel Atom Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
4C 4T @ 2.33 GHz
837 (3%)

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 Xeon Gold 6254 Intel Xeon Gold 6254
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom Z3580 Intel Atom Z3580
PowerVR G6430 @ 0.53 GHz
136 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6254 Intel Atom Z3580
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