AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Intel Xeon Gold 6254 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon Silver 3050C or Intel Xeon Gold 6254 - 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 Silver 3050C has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C was released in Q3/2020. The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 was released in Q2/2019. |
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AMD Athlon (29) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
AMD Athlon Silver 3000 (3) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) |
4 | Generation | 2 |
Dali (Zen) | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 6254 has 18 CPU cores and 36 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6254 is at 3.10 GHz (4.00 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6254 |
2 | Cores | 18 |
4 | Threads | 36 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.30 GHz | Frequency | 3.10 GHz |
3.20 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.00 GHz |
2.30 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.50 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon Silver 3050C or Intel Xeon Gold 6254 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. |
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | no iGPU |
1.10 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
8 | GPU Generation | -- |
14 nm | Technology | |
3 | Max. displays | |
3 | Compute units | -- |
192 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6254 |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 1024 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
1.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | 24.75 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
8 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
7.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is 15 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6254 has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6254 |
15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 200 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
25 W | TDP up | -- |
12 W | TDP down | -- |
95 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is manufactured in 14 nm and has 5.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 24.75 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6254 |
14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
FP5 | Socket | LGA 3647 |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
Q3/2020 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
-- | Release price | 3803 $ |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6254
18C 36T @ 4.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6254
18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6254
@ 0.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6254
18C 36T @ 3.50 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon Silver 3050C | Intel Xeon Gold 6254 |
Unknown | Unknown |