Xeon Platinum 8376HL vs Athlon II X2 250

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2723	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.61	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.99	no data
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL 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)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	2	56
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	38.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	117 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL 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	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size	no data	4.5 TB
Max memory channels	no data	6
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 250 and Xeon Platinum 8376HL.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2009	6 April 2021
Physical cores	2	28
Threads	2	56
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

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