Xeon Gold 6530 vs Athlon 5150

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 5150
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.87
Xeon Gold 6530
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 270 Watt
41.26
+4643%

Xeon Gold 6530 outperforms Athlon 5150 by a whopping 4643% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 5150 and Xeon Gold 6530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking256459
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data56.60
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency3.2914.46
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date9 April 2014 (10 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 5150 and Xeon Gold 6530 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data160 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size107 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °C74 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 5150 and Xeon Gold 6530 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 configuration12
SocketAM1FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5150 and Xeon Gold 6530. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVX++
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 5150 and Xeon Gold 6530 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5150 and Xeon Gold 6530 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5150 and Xeon Gold 6530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1600DDR5 @ 4800 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channels18
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R3 GraphicsN/A
จำนวนพาธไลน์128no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5150 and Xeon Gold 6530 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 5150 and Xeon Gold 6530 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5150 and Xeon Gold 6530.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes480

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 5150 0.87
Xeon Gold 6530 41.26
+4643%

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 5150 1388
Xeon Gold 6530 65533
+4621%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.87 41.26
Recency 9 April 2014 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 32
Threads 4 64
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 270 Watt

Athlon 5150 has 980% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6530, on the other hand, has a 4642.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6530 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5150 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 5150 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6530 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 5150 and Xeon Gold 6530, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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