AMD Athlon II X2 250u | Intel Xeon Gold 6338N | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X2 250u or Intel Xeon Gold 6338N - 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 250u has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250u was released in Q3/2009. The Intel Xeon Gold 6338N has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6338N was released in Q2/2021. |
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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 | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 250u is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 6338N has 32 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.50 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250u | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6338N |
2 | Cores | 32 |
2 | Threads | 64 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
1.60 GHz | Frequency | 2.20 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.50 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.80 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X2 250u supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6338N can connect up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250u | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6338N |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 6144 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 170.8 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 48.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 64 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 126.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X2 250u has a TDP of 25 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N is 185 W. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250u | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6338N |
25 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 185 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 250u has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N cache has a total of 48.00 MB. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250u | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6338N |
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 | 2795 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 3.50 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 3.50 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 2.80 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250u | Intel Xeon Gold 6338N |
Unknown | Unknown |