AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 240 and the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD Athlon II X2 240 2 core processor released in Q3/2009 with the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon Silver (32) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8) |
1 | Generation | 1 |
Propus | Architecture | Skylake SP |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | Intel Xeon Silver 4208 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 240 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 clocks with 1.80 GHz (3.00 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 16 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.80 GHz | Frequency | 1.80 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.00 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.30 GHz |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 240, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 115.2 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR4-2400 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 768 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 11.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X2 240 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 is 85 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 85 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 240 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Silver 4108 is at 11.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 |
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 | Q3/2017 |
-- | Release price | 420 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 1.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Intel Xeon Silver 4108 |
Unknown | Unknown |