Intel Atom C2750 vs Intel Xeon E5-2609

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom C2750 and Intel Xeon E5-2609 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

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.60 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • Around 39% higher maximum core temperature: 97°C vs 70.0°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
  • 4x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 80 Watt
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 97°C vs 70.0°C
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2609

  • 6x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1151 vs 693
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5891 vs 2787
  • 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 484 vs 215
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1634 vs 1458
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1151 vs 693
PassMark - CPU mark 5891 vs 2787
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 484 vs 215
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1634 vs 1458

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom C2750
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2609

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
693
1151
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2787
5891
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
215
484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1458
1634
Name Intel Atom C2750 Intel Xeon E5-2609
PassMark - Single thread mark 693 1151
PassMark - CPU mark 2787 5891
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 215 484
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1458 1634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.741
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.911
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.303
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.586
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.75

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom C2750 Intel Xeon E5-2609

Essentials

Architecture codename Avoton Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date Q3'13 March 2012
Place in performance rating 2871 2801
Processor Number C2750 E5-2609
Series Intel® Atom™ Processor C Series Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status Launched Discontinued
Vertical segment Server Server
Launch price (MSRP) $143
Price now $78
Value for money (0-100) 17.40

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.40 GHz 2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 97°C 70.0°C
Maximum frequency 2.60 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 4
Bus Speed 6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size 294 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 1270 million
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/DDR3L 1600 DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 34 mm x 28 mm 52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1283 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes 16 40
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports 2
Number of USB ports 4
PCI Express revision 2 3.0
PCIe configurations x1,x2,x4,x8,x16
Total number of SATA ports 6
UART
USB revision 2
Scalability 2S Only

Advanced Technologies

Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Security & Reliability

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