AMD Athlon II X3 420e vs Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
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CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X3 420e or Intel Xeon Gold 5220S - 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 X3 420e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e was released in Q3/2010. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220S has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220S was released in Q2/2019. |
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| AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
| AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) |
| 1 | Generation | 2 |
| Rana | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X3 420e is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220S has 18 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.90 GHz). |
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| AMD Athlon II X3 420e | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5220S |
| 3 | Cores | 18 |
| 3 | Threads | 36 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.60 GHz | Frequency | 2.70 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.90 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.70 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X3 420e supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220S can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. |
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| AMD Athlon II X3 420e | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5220S |
| DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 1024 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 128.1 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| 1.50 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 24.75 MB |
| 2.0 | 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 X3 420e has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 5220S is 125 W. |
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| AMD Athlon II X3 420e | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5220S |
| 45 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 125 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X3 420e has a 1.50 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5220S cache has a total of 24.75 MB. |
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| AMD Athlon II X3 420e | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 5220S |
| 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 |
| Q3/2010 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
| -- | Release price | 2000 $ |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
18C 36T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5220S
18C 36T @ 2.70 GHz |
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| AMD Athlon II X3 420e | Intel Xeon Gold 5220S |
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