AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Xeon W-3265M

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AMD Athlon II X2 215 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon W-3265M
AMD Athlon II X2 215 Intel Xeon W-3265M

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X2 215 or Intel Xeon W-3265M - 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 W-3265M has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2048 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-3265M was released in Q2/2019.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Xeon W (83)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group Intel Xeon W-2200/3200 (17)
1 Generation 7
Propus Architecture Cascade Lake W
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 W-3265M has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (4.60 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X2 215 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3265M
2 Cores 24
2 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 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 W-3265M
-- 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 W-3265M can connect up to 2048 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

AMD Athlon II X2 215 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3265M
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2933
16 GB Max. Memory 2048 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 33.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 64
-- PCIe Bandwidth 63.0 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 W-3265M is 205 W.

AMD Athlon II X2 215 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3265M
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 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 W-3265M cache has a total of 33.00 MB.

AMD Athlon II X2 215 Characteristic Intel Xeon W-3265M
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 6350 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 215 (30%)
Intel Xeon W-3265M (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 215 (3%)
Intel Xeon W-3265M (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 (30%)
Intel Xeon W-3265M Intel Xeon W-3265M
24C 48T @ 4.60 GHz
1189 (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 (3%)
Intel Xeon W-3265M Intel Xeon W-3265M
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
20069 (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 (3%)
Intel Xeon W-3265M Intel Xeon W-3265M
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
32034 (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 W-3265M Intel Xeon W-3265M
24C 48T @ 4.60 GHz
1396 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-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 multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-3265M Intel Xeon W-3265M
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
12238 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-3265M Intel Xeon W-3265M
24C 48T @ 4.60 GHz
437 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon W-3265M Intel Xeon W-3265M
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
9723 (100%)

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 W-3265M Intel Xeon W-3265M
24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X2 215 Intel Xeon W-3265M
Unknown Apple Mac Pro (2019)

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