Xeon L3426 vs Athlon 200GE

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 200GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.59
+67.1%
Xeon L3426
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
1.55

Athlon 200GE outperforms Xeon L3426 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 200GE and Xeon L3426 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17362125
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency7.013.26
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)no data
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)1 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$55no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 200GE and Xeon L3426 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data58 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 200GE and Xeon L3426 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 200GE and Xeon L3426. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Athlon 200GE and Xeon L3426 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 200GE and Xeon L3426 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 200GE and Xeon L3426. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 200GE and Xeon L3426.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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.

Athlon 200GE 2.59
+67.1%
Xeon L3426 1.55

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.

Athlon 200GE 4115
+66.6%
Xeon L3426 2470

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 200GE 924
+115%
Xeon L3426 429

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 200GE 1913
+32.3%
Xeon L3426 1446

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.59 1.55
Recency 1 June 2018 1 July 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon 200GE has a 67.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon L3426, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

The Athlon 200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L3426 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 200GE is a desktop processor while Xeon L3426 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 200GE and Xeon L3426, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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