Intel Xeon Gold 6146 vs AMD Athlon II X4 615e

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Intel Xeon Gold 6146 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X4 615e
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 AMD Athlon II X4 615e

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6146 or AMD Athlon II X4 615e - 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 6146 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 was released in Q3/2017.

The AMD Athlon II X4 615e has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 615e was released in Q3/2010.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10)
1 Generation 1
Skylake Architecture Propus
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6146 is 3.20 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the AMD Athlon II X4 615e has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 615e is at 2.50 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 615e
12 Cores 4
24 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.60 GHz 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 6146 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 615e
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 or AMD Athlon II X4 615e 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 6146 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X4 615e 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 6146 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 615e
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1333
768 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
25.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6146 is 165 W, while the AMD Athlon II X4 615e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 615e
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6146 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 25.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X4 615e is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 615e
14 nm Technology 45 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 MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 3647 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q3/2010
3250 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e (32%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e (9%)

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 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
1086 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
331 (30%)

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 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz
11642 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1161 (10%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz
23299 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1966 (8%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
183 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
60 (33%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz
2399 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
240 (10%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
327 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1239 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
1237 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz
9166 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
130 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6146 Intel Xeon Gold 6146
12C 24T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
457 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6146 AMD Athlon II X4 615e
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