AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X2 250 or Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 - 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 250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 was released in Q2/2009. The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 has 14 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 was released in Q1/2016. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon E5 (71) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) |
1 | Generation | 6 |
Propus | Architecture | Broadwell E |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 3.00 GHz while the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 has 14 CPU cores and 28 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 is at 2.00 GHz (3.20 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 |
2 | Cores | 14 |
2 | Threads | 28 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.00 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.20 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.40 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X2 250 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR4-2400 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 1536 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 35.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 40 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 65 W, while the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 105 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 250 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 35.00 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 |
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 |
AM3 | Socket | LGA 2011-3 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q2/2009 | Release date | Q1/2016 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 2.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 |
Unknown | Unknown |