AMD Athlon II X4 638 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6148F

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AMD Athlon II X4 638 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
AMD Athlon II X4 638 Intel Xeon Gold 6148F

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X4 638 or Intel Xeon Gold 6148F - 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 638 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 638 was released in Q1/2012.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6148F has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6148F was released in Q3/2017.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano) (5) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
2 Generation 1
Llano Architecture Skylake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X4 638 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 6148F has 20 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (3.70 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X4 638 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
4 Cores 20
4 Threads 40
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Athlon II X4 638 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X4 638 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6148F can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

AMD Athlon II X4 638 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 28.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X4 638 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6148F is 160 W.

AMD Athlon II X4 638 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 160 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X4 638 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6148F cache has a total of 28.00 MB.

AMD Athlon II X4 638 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
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
Q1/2012 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 3100 $
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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.
AMD Athlon II X4 638 AMD Athlon II X4 638
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
374 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148F Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X4 638 AMD Athlon II X4 638
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1326 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148F Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X4 638 AMD Athlon II X4 638
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2248 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148F Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 638 AMD Athlon II X4 638
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148F Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 638 AMD Athlon II X4 638
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6148F Intel Xeon Gold 6148F
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
3310 (100%)

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