AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Intel Xeon w7-3455 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 240 and the Intel Xeon w7-3455 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 w7-3455 which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon W (83) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Intel Xeon W-3400 (8) |
1 | Generation | 12 |
Propus | Architecture | Sapphire Rapids-WS |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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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 w7-3455 clocks with 2.50 GHz (4.80 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon w7-3455 |
2 | Cores | 24 |
2 | Threads | 48 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.80 GHz | Frequency | 2.50 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.80 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.30 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 w7-3455 supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 307.2 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon w7-3455 |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR5-4800 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 4096 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 307.2 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 67.50 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 112 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 441.1 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X2 240 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon w7-3455 is 270 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 w7-3455 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 270 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 324 W |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 92 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 240 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon w7-3455 is at 67.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon w7-3455 |
45 nm | Technology | 10 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, AMX |
AM3 | Socket | LGA 4677 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d, VT-rp, vPro Enterprise |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 11, Windows Server, Linux |
Q3/2009 | Release date | Q1/2023 |
-- | Release price | 2489 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w7-3455
24C 48T @ 4.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w7-3455
24C 48T @ 3.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w7-3455
24C 48T @ 4.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w7-3455
24C 48T @ 3.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon w7-3455
24C 48T @ 2.50 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 240 | Intel Xeon w7-3455 |
Unknown | Unknown |