Intel Xeon Gold 5423N vs AMD Athlon II X3 425e

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Intel Xeon Gold 5423N CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X3 425e
Intel Xeon Gold 5423N AMD Athlon II X3 425e

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 5423N or AMD Athlon II X3 425e - 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 5423N has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5423N was released in Q1/2023.

The AMD Athlon II X3 425e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 425e was released in Q2/2011.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 Edge Enhanced (8) CPU group AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12)
4 Generation 1
Sapphire Rapids Edge Enh. Architecture Rana
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5423N has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5423N is 2.10 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the AMD Athlon II X3 425e has 3 CPU cores and 3 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X3 425e is at 2.70 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 5423N Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 425e
20 Cores 3
40 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5423N Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 425e
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Gold 5423N or AMD Athlon II X3 425e 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 5423N can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 256.0 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X3 425e supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 5423N Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 425e
Memory DDR3-1333
4096 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
256.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.50 MB
37.50 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes --
94.5 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 5423N is 145 W, while the AMD Athlon II X3 425e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 5423N Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 425e
145 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5423N is manufactured in 10 nm and has 37.50 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X3 425e is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 1.50 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 5423N Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 425e
10 nm Technology 45 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 4677 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2011
1508 $ Release price --
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 5423N Intel Xeon Gold 5423N
20C 40T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425e AMD Athlon II X3 425e
3C 3T @ 2.70 GHz
328 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 5423N Intel Xeon Gold 5423N
20C 40T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425e AMD Athlon II X3 425e
3C 3T @ 2.70 GHz
909 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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