AMD Athlon II X2 280 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 280 and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD Athlon II X2 280 2 core processor released in Q1/2013 with the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced 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 280 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 280 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F |
2 | Cores | 24 |
2 | Threads | 48 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.60 GHz | Frequency | 2.10 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.60 GHz |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 280, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 280 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F |
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 | 33.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X2 280 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F is 160 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 280 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 160 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 280 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F is at 33.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 280 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F |
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 |
Q1/2013 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
-- | Release price | 4860 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 280 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8160F |
Unknown | Unknown |