Intel Xeon Silver 4108 vs AMD Athlon II X2 210e

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Intel Xeon Silver 4108 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X2 210e
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 AMD Athlon II X2 210e

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 and the AMD Athlon II X2 210e and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Silver 4108 8 core processor released in Q3/2017 with the AMD Athlon II X2 210e which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2010.
Intel Xeon Silver (32) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8) CPU group AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
1 Generation 1
Skylake SP Architecture Propus
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (3.00 GHz). The processor can compute 16 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X2 210e clocks with 2.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 210e
8 Cores 2
16 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.30 GHz 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 Silver 4108 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 210e
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

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

Up to 768 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Silver 4108, while the AMD Athlon II X2 210e supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 210e
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1333
768 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
115.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
11.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X2 210e is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 210e
85 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Silver 4108 has 11.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X2 210e is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm.

Intel Xeon Silver 4108 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 210e
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
420 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e (41%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Silver 4108 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e (13%)

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 Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
841 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e AMD Athlon II X2 210e
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
342 (41%)

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 Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
5077 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e AMD Athlon II X2 210e
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
663 (13%)

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 Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
8762 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e AMD Athlon II X2 210e
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
1105 (13%)

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 Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
1002 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e AMD Athlon II X2 210e
2C 2T @ 2.60 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 Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
5788 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e AMD Athlon II X2 210e
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
130 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e AMD Athlon II X2 210e
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Silver 4108 Intel Xeon Silver 4108
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
1014 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e AMD Athlon II X2 210e
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Silver 4108 AMD Athlon II X2 210e
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