Xeon E5506 vs Athlon 200GE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 200GE and Xeon E5506 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1634	2210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.27	3.57
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Athlon	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date	1 June 2018 (6 years ago)	March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$55	$43
Current price	$85 (1.5x MSRP)	$88 (2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 200GE has 20% better value for money than Xeon E5506.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 200GE and Xeon E5506 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.13 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	76 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 200GE and Xeon E5506 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 200GE and Xeon E5506. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	40 Bit
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Athlon 200GE and Xeon E5506 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 Athlon 200GE and Xeon E5506 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 200GE and Xeon E5506. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	144 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 200GE and Xeon E5506.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	no 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.

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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.

Athlon 200GE outperforms Xeon E5506 by 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.66	1.26
Physical cores	2	4
Cost	$55	$43
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

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