Xeon Gold 6434 vs Athlon 1100
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 1100 and Xeon Gold 6434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 433 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 14.18 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.59 |
| Architecture codename | Thunderbird B (2000−2001) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 14 August 2000 (24 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $853 | $2,607 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon 1100 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.1 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 22.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 120 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 64 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 1100 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | A | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 195 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 1100 and Xeon Gold 6434. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon 1100 and Xeon Gold 6434 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 1100 and Xeon Gold 6434 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 Athlon 1100 and Xeon Gold 6434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1 | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 1100 and Xeon Gold 6434.
| PCIe version | no data | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 August 2000 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 195 Watt |
Athlon 1100 has 225% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6434, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 22 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 1100 and Xeon Gold 6434. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 1100 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6434 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 1100 and Xeon Gold 6434, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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