Athlon X2 BE-2400 vs Xeon E5-2680

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
5.92
+1310%
Athlon X2 BE-2400
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
0.42

Xeon E5-2680 outperforms Athlon X2 BE-2400 by a whopping 1310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 and Athlon X2 BE-2400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10982967
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.84no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency4.310.88
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 and Athlon X2 BE-2400 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size435 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,270 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 and Athlon X2 BE-2400 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011AM2
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Athlon X2 BE-2400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 and Athlon X2 BE-2400 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 Xeon E5-2680 and Athlon X2 BE-2400 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 Xeon E5-2680 and Athlon X2 BE-2400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 and Athlon X2 BE-2400.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

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.

Xeon E5-2680 5.92
+1310%
Athlon X2 BE-2400 0.42

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.

Xeon E5-2680 9399
+1295%
Athlon X2 BE-2400 674

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.92 0.42
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 has a 1309.5% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X2 BE-2400, on the other hand, has 188.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 BE-2400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon X2 BE-2400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 and Athlon X2 BE-2400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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