AMD Athlon II X4 645 | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X4 645 or Intel Xeon Gold 6242 - 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 645 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 645 was released in Q3/2010. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 has 16 cores with 32 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 6242 was released in Q2/2019. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) |
1 | Generation | 2 |
Propus | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X4 645 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.90 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X4 645 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 |
4 | Cores | 16 |
4 | Threads | 32 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.10 GHz | Frequency | 2.80 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.90 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.40 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X4 645 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 645 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 |
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 | 22.00 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 645 has a TDP of 95 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6242 is 150 W. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 645 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 |
95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 150 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X4 645 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6242 cache has a total of 22.00 MB. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 645 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 |
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 |
Q3/2010 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
-- | Release price | 2534 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 2.80 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X4 645 | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 |
Unknown | Unknown |