Intel Xeon Gold 6348 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u

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Intel Xeon Gold 6348 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X2 270u
Intel Xeon Gold 6348 AMD Athlon II X2 270u

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6348 or AMD Athlon II X2 270u - 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 6348 has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6348 was released in Q2/2021.

The AMD Athlon II X2 270u has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 270u was released in Q3/2010.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21) CPU group AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
3 Generation 1
Ice Lake Architecture Propus
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6348 is a 28 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.50 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X2 270u has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6348 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 270u
28 Cores 2
56 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.00 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 6348 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 270u
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

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 6348 supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 270u can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6348 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 270u
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1333
6144 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
42.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
64 PCIe lanes --
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6348 has a TDP of 235 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X2 270u is 25 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6348 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 270u
235 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6348 has a 42.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X2 270u cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6348 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 270u
10 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 4189 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q3/2010
3072 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6348 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270u (22%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6348 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270u (1%)

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 6348 Intel Xeon Gold 6348
28C 56T @ 3.50 GHz
1283 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
278 (22%)

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 6348 Intel Xeon Gold 6348
28C 56T @ 3.00 GHz
52294 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
722 (1%)

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 6348 Intel Xeon Gold 6348
28C 56T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
287 (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 6348 Intel Xeon Gold 6348
28C 56T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
531 (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 6348 Intel Xeon Gold 6348
28C 56T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
529 (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 6348 Intel Xeon Gold 6348
28C 56T @ 3.50 GHz
1663 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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