Intel Xeon Gold 6240L vs AMD Athlon II X2 250
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | AMD Athlon II X2 250 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6240L or AMD Athlon II X2 250 - 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 6240L has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 4608 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L was released in Q2/2019. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 was released in Q2/2009. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) |
| 2 | Generation | 1 |
| Cascade Lake | Architecture | Propus |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 6240L is a 18 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
| 18 | Cores | 2 |
| 36 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.60 GHz | Frequency | 3.00 GHz |
| 3.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| 3.20 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 6240L supports a maximum of 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
| 4608 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 140.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 24.75 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| 48 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has a TDP of 150 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 65 W. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
| 150 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has a 24.75 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X2 250 cache has a total of 2.00 MB. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
| 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 |
| Q2/2019 | Release date | Q2/2009 |
| -- | 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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 2.60 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
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