Xeon Platinum 8380 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 20 Watt
0.36
Xeon Platinum 8380
2021
40 cores / 80 threads, 270 Watt
39.23
+10797%

Xeon Platinum 8380 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 by a whopping 10797% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Xeon Platinum 8380 Xeon Platinum 8380

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking304971
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series2x AMD Athlon 64no data
Power efficiency1.7013.75
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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)40 (Tetraconta-Core)
Threads280
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate1600 MHzno data
L1 cache0 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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 S1FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8380. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect+-
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 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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 Platinum 8380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8380.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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 X2 TK-42 0.36
Xeon Platinum 8380 39.23
+10797%

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 X2 TK-42 577
Xeon Platinum 8380 62318
+10700%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.36 39.23
Recency 1 November 2009 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 40
Threads 2 80
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 270 Watt

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

Xeon Platinum 8380, on the other hand, has a 10797.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 1900% more physical cores and 3900% more threads, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Platinum 8380 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8380 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8380, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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