AMD Athlon II X4 631 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6238
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| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X4 631 or Intel Xeon Gold 6238 - 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 631 has 4 cores with 4 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 X4 631 was released in Q3/2011. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 has 22 cores with 44 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 was released in Q2/2019. |
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| AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
| AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano) (5) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) |
| 2 | Generation | 2 |
| Llano | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X4 631 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 has 22 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 |
| 4 | Cores | 22 |
| 4 | Threads | 44 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.60 GHz | Frequency | 2.10 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.60 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X4 631 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. |
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| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 |
| 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 |
| 4.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 30.25 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 X4 631 has a TDP of 100 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6238 is 140 W. |
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| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 |
| 100 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 140 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X4 631 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6238 cache has a total of 30.25 MB. |
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| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 |
| 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 |
| FM1 | 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 |
| Q3/2011 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
| -- | Release price | 2615 $ |
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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 X4 631
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 3.70 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 X4 631
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 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 X4 631
4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz |
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| AMD Athlon II X4 631 | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 |
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