AMD Athlon II X3 450 | Intel Xeon Gold 6246 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X3 450 or Intel Xeon Gold 6246 - 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 450 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 450 was released in Q3/2010. The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 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 450 is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.20 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X3 450 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6246 |
3 | Cores | 12 |
3 | Threads | 24 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.20 GHz | Frequency | 3.30 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.20 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.70 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X3 450 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6246 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. |
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AMD Athlon II X3 450 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6246 |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 1024 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 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 450 has a TDP of 95 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 is 165 W. |
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AMD Athlon II X3 450 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6246 |
95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 165 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X3 450 has a 1.50 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6246 cache has a total of 24.75 MB. |
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AMD Athlon II X3 450 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6246 |
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 | 3286 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X3 450
3C 3T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X3 450
3C 3T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X3 450
3C 3T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6246
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X3 450 | Intel Xeon Gold 6246 |
Unknown | Unknown |