Xeon Gold 6538N vs Athlon 64 LE-1640

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Xeon Gold 6538N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated165
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data21.85
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiencyno data13.05
Architecture codenameOrleans (2007−2009)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date7 January 2009 (15 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,351

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size101.3 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °C85 °C
Number of transistors154 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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 configuration12
SocketAM2FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Xeon Gold 6538N. 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 LE-1640 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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 LE-1640 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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 LE-1640 and Xeon Gold 6538N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Xeon Gold 6538N.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2009 14 December 2023
Physical cores 1 32
Threads 1 64
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 205 Watt

Athlon 64 LE-1640 has 355.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Xeon Gold 6538N. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 LE-1640 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6538N is a server/workstation one.


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