Intel Xeon Gold 5217 | AMD Athlon Gold 3150U | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 5217 or AMD Athlon Gold 3150U - 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 Intel Xeon Gold 5217 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5217 was released in Q2/2019. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U was released in Q1/2020. |
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Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | AMD Athlon (29) |
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) | CPU group | AMD Athlon Gold 3000 (2) |
2 | Generation | 4 |
Cascade Lake | Architecture | Dali (Zen) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 5217 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5217 is 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is at 2.40 GHz (3.30 GHz). |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5217 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 3150U |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.00 GHz | Frequency | 2.40 GHz |
3.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.30 GHz |
3.50 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.40 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Xeon Gold 5217 or AMD Athlon Gold 3150U 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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no iGPU | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) |
GPU frequency | 1.00 GHz | |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
-- | GPU Generation | 8 |
Technology | 14 nm | |
Max. displays | 3 | |
-- | Compute units | 3 |
-- | Shader | 192 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
-- | DirectX Version | 12 |
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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no iGPU | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 5217 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s. |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5217 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 3150U |
DDR4-2666 | Memory | DDR4-2400 |
1024 GB | Max. Memory | 32 GB |
6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
128.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
11.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
48 | PCIe lanes | 8 |
47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 7.9 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5217 is 115 W, while the AMD Athlon Gold 3150U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5217 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 3150U |
115 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 25 W |
-- | TDP down | 12 W |
-- | Tjunction max. | 95 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 5217 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 11.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 5.00 MB cache. |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5217 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon Gold 3150U |
14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Unknown |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
LGA 3647 | Socket | FP5 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | |
Q2/2019 | Release date | Q1/2020 |
1522 $ | Release price | -- |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
@ 0.00 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.00 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon Gold 3150U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Xeon Gold 5217 | AMD Athlon Gold 3150U |
Unknown | Unknown |