Xeon w7-2555X vs Athlon II P340

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II P340 and Xeon w7-2555X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2950not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.69no data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,069

Detailed specifications

Athlon II P340 and Xeon w7-2555X 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads228
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data33.75 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II P340 and Xeon w7-2555X 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 data1
SocketS1g44677
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P340 and Xeon w7-2555X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVMno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Athlon II P340 and Xeon w7-2555X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II P340 and Xeon w7-2555X are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P340 and Xeon w7-2555X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II P340 and Xeon w7-2555X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 October 2010 24 August 2024
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 2 28
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 210 Watt

Athlon II P340 has 740% lower power consumption.

Xeon w7-2555X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II P340 and Xeon w7-2555X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Athlon II P340 is a notebook processor while Xeon w7-2555X is a server/workstation one.


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