Xeon w3-2525 vs Athlon 5150
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2564 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 3.28 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 24 August 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $609 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 22.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM1 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 175 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 4 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | N/A |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 128 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 64 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 April 2014 | 24 August 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 175 Watt |
Athlon 5150 has 600% lower power consumption.
Xeon w3-2525, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 5150 is a desktop processor while Xeon w3-2525 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 5150 and Xeon w3-2525, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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