Athlon 200GE vs Xeon X5687

Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5687
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
3.34
+29%
Athlon 200GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.59

Xeon X5687 outperforms Athlon 200GE by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5687 and Athlon 200GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15671721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.394.27
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency2.437.00
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)1 June 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$121$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 200GE has 26% better value for money than Xeon X5687.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5687 and Athlon 200GE 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.86 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache64 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature80 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5687 and Athlon 200GE 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366AM4
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5687 and Athlon 200GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon X5687 and Athlon 200GE 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 X5687 and Athlon 200GE 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 X5687 and Athlon 200GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size288 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5687 and Athlon 200GE.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 X5687 3.34
+29%
Athlon 200GE 2.59

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 X5687 5309
+29%
Athlon 200GE 4114

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.34 2.59
Recency 14 February 2011 1 June 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon X5687 has a 29% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon 200GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5687 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 200GE in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5687 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 200GE is a desktop one.


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