Intel Xeon Gold 6403N vs AMD Athlon II X3 455

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Intel Xeon Gold 6403N CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X3 455
Intel Xeon Gold 6403N AMD Athlon II X3 455

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6403N or AMD Athlon II X3 455 - 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 6403N has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6403N was released in Q3/2023.

The AMD Athlon II X3 455 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 455 was released in Q4/2010.
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 6403N is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz (3.60 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X3 455 has 3 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6403N Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 455
24 Cores 3
48 Threads 3
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.90 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Gold 6403N Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 455
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 6403N supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 455 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6403N Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 455
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
45.00 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 6403N has a TDP of 185 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X3 455 is 95 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6403N Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 455
185 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6403N has a 45.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X3 455 cache has a total of 1.50 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6403N Characteristic AMD Athlon II X3 455
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
Q3/2023 Release date Q4/2010
1796 $ 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 6403N Intel Xeon Gold 6403N
24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 AMD Athlon II X3 455
3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz
396 (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 6403N Intel Xeon Gold 6403N
24C 48T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 AMD Athlon II X3 455
3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz
1066 (100%)

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 6403N Intel Xeon Gold 6403N
24C 48T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 AMD Athlon II X3 455
3C 3T @ 3.30 GHz
1858 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6403N AMD Athlon II X3 455
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