AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X2 250 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 - 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 Platinum 8156 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 was released in Q3/2017. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon Platinum (89) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 (16) |
1 | Generation | 1 |
Propus | Architecture | Skylake |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | 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 Platinum 8156 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 is at 3.60 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.00 GHz | Frequency | 3.60 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.70 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 Platinum 8156 supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 768 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 128.1 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 17.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 65 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 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 Platinum 8156 |
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 Platinum 8156 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 17.00 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 |
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 |
Q2/2009 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
-- | Release price | 7000 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8156
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8156 |
Unknown | Unknown |