AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Intel Xeon Gold 6252 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X4 740 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6252 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD Athlon II X4 740 4 core processor released in Q4/2012 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6252 which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
AMD Athlon II X4 (Trinity) (2) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) |
3 | Generation | 2 |
Trinity | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X4 740 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6252 clocks with 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6252 |
4 | Cores | 24 |
4 | Threads | 48 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.20 GHz | Frequency | 2.10 GHz |
3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.70 GHz |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X4 740, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6252 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 740 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6252 |
DDR3-1866 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 1024 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
29.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
4.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 35.75 MB |
-- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X4 740 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6252 is 150 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 740 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6252 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 150 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X4 740 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6252 is at 35.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6252 |
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 |
FM2 | 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 |
Q4/2012 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
60 $ | Release price | 3660 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Intel Xeon Gold 6252 |
Unknown | Unknown |