AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X4 640 and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD Athlon II X4 640 4 core processor released in Q2/2010 with the Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon Platinum (89) |
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) |
1 | Generation | 2 |
Propus | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X4 640 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 clocks with 3.80 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 |
4 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.00 GHz | Frequency | 3.80 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.90 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.90 GHz |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X4 640, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 |
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 |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 16.50 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X4 640 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 is 105 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 |
95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 105 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X4 640 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 is at 16.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 |
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 |
Q2/2010 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
-- | Release price | 7010 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8256
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8256 |
Unknown | Unknown |