Xeon E-2434 vs Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Xeon E-2434 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2832	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.61	no data
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2007)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	December 2006 (18 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$293

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Xeon E-2434 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	2	8
Base clock speed	no data	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	220 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	227 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Xeon E-2434 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	AM2	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Xeon E-2434. 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	-	+
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	-

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Xeon E-2434 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 64 X2 5600+ and Xeon E-2434 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Xeon E-2434. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Xeon E-2434.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	55 Watt

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