Xeon Gold 6240 vs Athlon II X2 215

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 215
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.61
Xeon Gold 6240
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
15.28
+2405%

Xeon Gold 6240 outperforms Athlon II X2 215 by a whopping 2405% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon Gold 6240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2797458
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.668.87
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency0.899.64
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$45$2,445

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6240 has 2% better value for money than Athlon II X2 215.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon Gold 6240 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)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads236
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache128 KB1.125 MB
L2 cache512 KB18 MB
L3 cache0 KB24.75 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size117 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon Gold 6240 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM3FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon Gold 6240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® 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-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon Gold 6240 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon Gold 6240 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon Gold 6240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon Gold 6240.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 II X2 215 0.61
Xeon Gold 6240 15.28
+2405%

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 II X2 215 973
Xeon Gold 6240 24270
+2394%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 15.28
Recency 20 October 2009 2 April 2019
Physical cores 2 18
Threads 2 36
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 150 Watt

Athlon II X2 215 has 130.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6240, on the other hand, has a 2404.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6240 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 215 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 215 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6240 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon Gold 6240, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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