AMD Athlon II X4 641 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5220S

AMD Athlon II X4 641 or Intel Xeon Gold 5220S - 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 641 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 641 was released in Q1/2012.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5220S has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220S was released in Q2/2019.

The AMD Athlon II X4 641 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 641 is 2.80 GHz while the Intel Xeon Gold 5220S has 18 CPU cores and 36 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5220S is at 2.70 GHz (3.90 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 641 or Intel Xeon Gold 5220S 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 641 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 5220S supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 641 is 100 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5220S has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

The AMD Athlon II X4 641 is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 5220S is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 24.75 MB cache.