Xeon E5-2699R v4 vs Athlon II N350
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II N350 and Xeon E5-2699R v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | Intel Xeon E5 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (13 years ago) | 25 October 2016 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,560 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II N350 and Xeon E5-2699R v4 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) | 22 (Docosa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 44 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | QPI |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 2 × 9.6 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 5.5 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 55 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 117.5 mm2 | 456.12 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 234 Million | 7200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II N350 and Xeon E5-2699R v4 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 | no data | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 145 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N350 and Xeon E5-2699R v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II N350 and Xeon E5-2699R v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N350 and Xeon E5-2699R v4 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N350 and Xeon E5-2699R v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1,536 GB |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II N350 and Xeon E5-2699R v4.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 40 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 25 October 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 22 |
| Threads | 2 | 44 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 145 Watt |
Athlon II N350 has 314.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5-2699R v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 1000% more physical cores and 2100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II N350 and Xeon E5-2699R v4. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon II N350 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2699R v4 is a mobile workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II N350 and Xeon E5-2699R v4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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