Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M vs Intel Atom Z2460

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Atom Z2460
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M Intel Atom Z2460

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M and the Intel Atom Z2460 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M 26 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the Intel Atom Z2460 which has 1 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2012.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Atom (108)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) CPU group Intel Atom Z2400/Z2600 (2)
1 Generation 3
Skylake Architecture Penwell
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M is a 26 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 52 threads at the same time. The Intel Atom Z2460 clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 1 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M Characteristic Intel Atom Z2460
26 Cores 1
52 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 1.60 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon Platinum 8170M Characteristic Intel Atom Z2460
-- 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.

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

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 SGX540
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

Up to 1536 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M, while the Intel Atom Z2460 supports a maximum of 2 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 6.4 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M Characteristic Intel Atom Z2460
DDR4-2666 Memory LPDDR2-800
1536 GB Max. Memory 2 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 0.50 MB
36.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP of the Intel Atom Z2460 is 3 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M Characteristic Intel Atom Z2460
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 3 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 90 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M has 36.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Atom Z2460 is at 0.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M Characteristic Intel Atom Z2460
14 nm Technology 32 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
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 617
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2012
10400 $ Release price --
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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 Platinum 8170M Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Atom Z2460
PowerVR SGX540 @ 0.40 GHz
6 (100%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8170M Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
26C 52T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Atom Z2460
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Platinum 8170M Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
26C 52T @ 2.50 GHz
3596 (100%)
Intel Atom Z2460 Intel Atom Z2460
1C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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