Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE vs Xeon E5540

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5540
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
1.75
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
4.41
+152%

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE outperforms Xeon E5540 by a whopping 152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5540 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20351343
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.0711.92
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Dali (2020)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$30no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5540 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.53 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm12 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5540 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 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
SocketFCLGA1366AM4
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5540 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5540 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 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 E5540 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5540 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size144 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5540 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE.

PCIe version2.04.0

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 E5540 1.75
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 4.41
+152%

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 E5540 2783
Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE 7006
+152%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 4.41
Recency 30 March 2009 21 July 2020
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5540 has 100% more threads.

Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE, on the other hand, has a 152% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 275% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5540 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5540 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5540 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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