Xeon Platinum 9221 vs Athlon II X2 245
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X2 245 and Xeon Platinum 9221 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2703 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.89 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 1.02 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Regor (2009−2013) | Cascade Lake-AP (2019) |
| Release date | 23 July 2009 (15 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $35 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X2 245 and Xeon Platinum 9221 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 71.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 117 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X2 245 and Xeon Platinum 9221 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 configuration | 1 | 8 |
| Socket | AM3 | Intel BGA5903 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 250 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 245 and Xeon Platinum 9221. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II X2 245 and Xeon Platinum 9221 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 245 and Xeon Platinum 9221 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 245 and Xeon Platinum 9221. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 12 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 281.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 245 and Xeon Platinum 9221.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 July 2009 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 32 |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 250 Watt |
Athlon II X2 245 has 284.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 9221, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 245 and Xeon Platinum 9221. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon II X2 245 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 9221 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 245 and Xeon Platinum 9221, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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