Xeon E-2468 vs Athlon 3000G
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2468 outperforms Athlon 3000G by a whopping 485% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 3000G and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1670 | 394 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.27 | 93.06 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.63 | 24.04 |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 21 November 2019 (5 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | $426 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E-2468 has 1666% better value for money than Athlon 3000G.
Detailed specifications
Athlon 3000G and Xeon E-2468 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 16 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2? | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 3000G and Xeon E-2468 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) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Athlon 3000G and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and Xeon E-2468 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 Athlon 3000G and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB? | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and Xeon E-2468.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.82 | 16.51 |
| Recency | 21 November 2019 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon 3000G has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon E-2468, on the other hand, has a 485.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The Xeon E-2468 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 3000G in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 3000G is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2468 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 3000G and Xeon E-2468, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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