AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

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AMD Athlon II X2 215 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
AMD Athlon II X2 215 Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X2 215 or Intel Xeon Gold 5218N - 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 AMD Athlon II X2 215 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 215 was released in Q3/2009.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N was released in Q2/2019.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
1 Generation 2
Propus Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X2 215 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X2 215 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
2 Cores 16
2 Threads 32
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

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.

AMD Athlon II X2 215 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
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 AMD Athlon II X2 215 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218N can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

AMD Athlon II X2 215 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 22.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X2 215 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N is 110 W.

AMD Athlon II X2 215 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 110 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 215 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N cache has a total of 22.00 MB.

AMD Athlon II X2 215 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
AM3 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2009 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 215 (35%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 215 (5%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
358 (35%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
1014 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
674 (5%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
12732 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz
1232 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
950 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
241 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5218N Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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