Xeon w3-2535 vs Athlon 64 FX-74

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-74 and Xeon w3-2535 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2798not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.46no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release dateNovember 2006 (18 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$500$739

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-74 and Xeon w3-2535 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-coresno data10
Threads220
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB26.25 MB
Chip lithography90 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size235 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors227 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-74 and Xeon w3-2535 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
SocketFFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and Xeon w3-2535. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, 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-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 FX-74 and Xeon w3-2535 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and Xeon w3-2535 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 FX-74 and Xeon w3-2535. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data2 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
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 FX-74 and Xeon w3-2535.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 20
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 185 Watt

Athlon 64 FX-74 has 48% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2535, on the other hand, has 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 FX-74 and Xeon w3-2535. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 FX-74 is a desktop processor while Xeon w3-2535 is a server/workstation one.


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