Xeon E-2436 vs Athlon X4 860K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 860K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.16
Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.16
+556%

Xeon E-2436 outperforms Athlon X4 860K by a whopping 556% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1860517
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data98.50
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.1520.60
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date12 August 2014 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E-2436 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache256K80 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size245 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E-2436 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 configuration11
SocketFM2+FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes1616

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 X4 860K 2.16
Xeon E-2436 14.16
+556%

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 X4 860K 3431
Xeon E-2436 22487
+555%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.16 14.16
Recency 12 August 2014 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E-2436 has a 555.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2436 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 860K in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 860K is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2436 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 860K and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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