Xeon Gold 6554S vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

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Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Turion 64 X2 TL-53 Turion 64 X2 TL-58 Turion 64 X2 TL-62 Turion 64 X2 TL-68
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Xeon Gold 5512U Xeon Gold 6530 Xeon Gold 6542Y Xeon Platinum 8571N Xeon Platinum 8592+

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Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Xeon Gold 6554S Xeon Gold 6554S

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Gold 6554S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3049not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series2x AMD Athlon 64no data
Power efficiency1.70no data
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,157

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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)36
Threads272
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate1600 MHzno data
L1 cache0 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data180 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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 configurationno data2
SocketSocket S1FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Gold 6554S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNowIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect+-
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 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Gold 6554S 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 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Gold 6554S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)
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 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Gold 6554S.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary

Recency 1 November 2009 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 36
Threads 2 72
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 270 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 has 1250% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6554S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and 1700% more physical cores and 3500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Gold 6554S. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6554S is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Gold 6554S, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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