Intel Atom C2750 vs Intel Xeon 5160

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2750 and Intel Xeon 5160 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom C2750

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • Around 49% higher maximum core temperature: 97°C vs 65°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 80 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2787 vs 2383
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1458 vs 683
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature 97°C vs 65°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2787 vs 2383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1458 vs 683

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon 5160

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1201 vs 693
  • Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 377 vs 215
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1201 vs 693
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 377 vs 215

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2750
CPU 2: Intel Xeon 5160

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
693
1201
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2787
2383
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
215
377
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1458
683
Name Intel Atom C2750 Intel Xeon 5160
PassMark - Single thread mark 693 1201
PassMark - CPU mark 2787 2383
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 215 377
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1458 683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 22.544
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.713

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C2750 Intel Xeon 5160

Essentials

Architecture codename Avoton Woodcrest
Launch date Q3'13 June 2006
Place in performance rating 2871 3040
Processor Number C2750 5160
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $22
Price now $12.82
Value for money (0-100) 45.12

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 97°C 65°C
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 8
Bus Speed 1333 MHz FSB
Die size 143 mm2
L2 cache 4096 KB
Transistor count 291 million
VID voltage range B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/DDR3L 1600 DDR2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1283 LGA771
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Scenario Design Power (SDP) 0 W

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 2
PCIe configurations x1,x2,x4,x8,x16
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2

Advanced Technologies

Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit 32-bit
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)