Xeon Platinum 8580 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

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Athlon 64 2700+ Athlon 64 L110 Athlon 64 TF-20 Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 Athlon 64 X2 TK-57
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Xeon Gold 5512U Xeon Gold 6526Y Xeon Gold 6530 Xeon Gold 6534 Xeon Gold 6538N Xeon Gold 6542Y Xeon Gold 6544Y Xeon Gold 6548N Xeon Platinum 8571N Xeon Platinum 8592+ Xeon Platinum 8593Q Xeon Silver 4514Y

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Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Xeon Platinum 8580 Xeon Platinum 8580

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8580 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 segmentLaptopServer
Series2x AMD Athlon 64no data
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$10,710

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8580 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)60 (Hexaconta-Core)
Threads2120
Base clock speedno data2 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 data300 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8580 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 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8580. 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+-
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 8580 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 Platinum 8580 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 8580. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 @ 5600 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 Platinum 8580.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary

Recency 1 November 2009 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 60
Threads 2 120
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 350 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 has 1650% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8580, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and 2900% more physical cores and 5900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8580. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8580 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon Platinum 8580, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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