AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Xeon Gold 6330

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AMD Athlon II X2 240e CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6330
AMD Athlon II X2 240e Intel Xeon Gold 6330

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X2 240e or Intel Xeon Gold 6330 - 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 240e has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 240e was released in Q3/2009.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6330 has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6330 was released in Q2/2021.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21)
1 Generation 3
Propus Architecture Ice Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X2 240e is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 6330 has 28 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.10 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X2 240e Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6330
2 Cores 28
2 Threads 56
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 240e Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6330
-- 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 240e supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6330 can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

AMD Athlon II X2 240e Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6330
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2933
16 GB Max. Memory 6144 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 187.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 42.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 64
-- PCIe Bandwidth 126.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X2 240e has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6330 is 205 W.

AMD Athlon II X2 240e Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6330
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 240e has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6330 cache has a total of 42.00 MB.

AMD Athlon II X2 240e Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6330
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
AM3 Socket LGA 4189
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 Q2/2021
-- Release price 1894 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 240e (34%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6330 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 240e (2%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6330 (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 240e AMD Athlon II X2 240e
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
369 (34%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6330 Intel Xeon Gold 6330
28C 56T @ 3.10 GHz
1098 (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 240e AMD Athlon II X2 240e
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
994 (2%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6330 Intel Xeon Gold 6330
28C 56T @ 2.80 GHz
43066 (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 240e AMD Athlon II X2 240e
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
715 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6330 Intel Xeon Gold 6330
28C 56T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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