Xeon D-1823NT vs Athlon 64 FX-55

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon D-1823NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameClawhammer (2001−2005)no data
Release date10 October 2004 (20 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$180no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon D-1823NT 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads112
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB10240 KB
Chip lithography130 nmno data
Die size193 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °Cno data
Number of transistors105 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon D-1823NT 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 configuration1no data
Socket939FCBGA2227
Power consumption (TDP)104 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon D-1823NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon D-1823NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon D-1823NT are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon D-1823NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1 Depends on motherboardDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data256 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon D-1823NT.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 October 2004 1 October 2023
Physical cores 1 6
Threads 1 12
Power consumption (TDP) 104 Watt 55 Watt

Xeon D-1823NT has an age advantage of 18 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and 89.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 FX-55 and Xeon D-1823NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 FX-55 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-1823NT is a server/workstation one.


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