Xeon Platinum 9282 vs Athlon II X2 255

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 255 and Xeon Platinum 9282 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2680	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency	1.08	no data
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)
Release date	25 January 2010 (14 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 255 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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)	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)
Threads	2	112
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	26
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	77 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 255 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 255 and Xeon Platinum 9282. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
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	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 255 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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 255 and Xeon Platinum 9282 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 255 and Xeon Platinum 9282. 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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 255 and Xeon Platinum 9282.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 January 2010	2 April 2019
Physical cores	2	56
Threads	2	112
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	400 Watt

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