AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

AMD Athlon II X4 600e or Intel Xeon Gold 6538N - 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 X4 600e has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 600e was released in Q3/2009.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6538N has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6538N was released in Q4/2023.

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 600e is 2.20 GHz while the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N is at 2.10 GHz (4.10 GHz).

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e or Intel Xeon Gold 6538N has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 6538N supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 332.8 GB/s.

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 600e is 45 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N has a TDP of 205 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

The AMD Athlon II X4 600e is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6538N is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 60.00 MB cache.