Xeon Gold 5512U vs Athlon 64 3500+

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 3500+
2001
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.24
Xeon Gold 5512U
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 185 Watt
38.00
+15733%

Xeon Gold 5512U outperforms Athlon 64 3500+ by a whopping 15733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 3500+ and Xeon Gold 5512U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking318179
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data97.62
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.2619.44
Architecture codenameSan Diego (2001−2005)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release dateJanuary 2001 (23 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$59$1,230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 3500+ and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 cores1 (Single-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads156
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size230 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data89 °C
Number of transistors227 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 3500+ and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 configuration11
Socket939FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 3500+ and Xeon Gold 5512U. 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-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 3500+ and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 64 3500+ and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 3500+ and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 3500+ and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

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 64 3500+ 0.24
Xeon Gold 5512U 38.00
+15733%

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 64 3500+ 377
Xeon Gold 5512U 60365
+15912%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.24 38.00
Physical cores 1 28
Threads 1 56
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 185 Watt

Athlon 64 3500+ has 107.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5512U, on the other hand, has a 15733.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 2700% more physical cores and 5500% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5512U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 3500+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 3500+ is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5512U is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 3500+ and Xeon Gold 5512U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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