AMD Athlon II X2 340 | Intel Xeon Gold 5218R | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X2 340 or Intel Xeon Gold 5218R - 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 340 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 was released in Q4/2012. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R was released in Q1/2020. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Trinity) (1) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) |
3 | Generation | 2 |
Trinity | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 340 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R has 20 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (4.00 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5218R |
2 | Cores | 20 |
2 | Threads | 40 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.20 GHz | Frequency | 2.10 GHz |
3.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.00 GHz |
3.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.30 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X2 340 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5218R can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5218R |
DDR3-1600 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
Max. Memory | 1024 GB | |
1 (Single Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
12.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 128.1 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
1.00 MB | L3 Cache | 27.50 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R is 125 W. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5218R |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 125 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 340 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R cache has a total of 27.50 MB. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5218R |
32 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 |
FM2 | 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 |
Q4/2012 | Release date | Q1/2020 |
30 $ | Release price | 1273 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 4.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 4.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 4.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
20C 40T @ 2.30 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 340 | Intel Xeon Gold 5218R |
Unknown | Unknown |