Athlon II X4 620e vs Xeon Gold 6154

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6154
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 200 Watt
18.71
+885%

Xeon Gold 6154 outperforms Athlon II X4 620e by a whopping 885% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6154 and Athlon II X4 620e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3351990
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.74no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency8.533.85
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Propus (2009−2011)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)3 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,543no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6154 and Athlon II X4 620e 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads364
Base clock speed3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.125 MB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache18 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Maximum core temperature82 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6154 and Athlon II X4 620e 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647AM3
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Athlon II X4 620e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6154 and Athlon II X4 620e 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 Gold 6154 and Athlon II X4 620e 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 Gold 6154 and Athlon II X4 620e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6154 and Athlon II X4 620e.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes48no 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 Gold 6154 18.71
+885%
Athlon II X4 620e 1.90

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 Gold 6154 28632
+885%
Athlon II X4 620e 2906

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.71 1.90
Recency 25 April 2017 3 May 2011
Physical cores 18 4
Threads 36 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon Gold 6154 has a 884.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon II X4 620e, on the other hand, has 344.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6154 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 620e in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6154 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X4 620e is a desktop one.


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