Xeon Gold 6530 vs Athlon 220GE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.79
Xeon Gold 6530
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 270 Watt
41.26
+1379%

Xeon Gold 6530 outperforms Athlon 220GE by a whopping 1379% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 220GE and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking168261
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.0856.73
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.5414.46
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$65$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6530 has 1290% better value for money than Athlon 220GE.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 220GE and Xeon Gold 6530 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache96K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size209.78 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 220GE and Xeon Gold 6530 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 220GE and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 220GE and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 220GE and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 220GE and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size64 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 220GE and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1280

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 220GE 2.79
Xeon Gold 6530 41.26
+1379%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 220GE 4424
Xeon Gold 6530 65533
+1381%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.79 41.26
Recency 1 June 2018 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 4 64
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 270 Watt

Athlon 220GE has 671.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6530, on the other hand, has a 1378.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 220GE in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 220GE is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6530 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 220GE and Xeon Gold 6530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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