Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Athlon II Neo K145
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6526Y outperforms Athlon II Neo K145 by a whopping 15147% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II Neo K145 and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3253 | 155 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 56.09 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon II Neo | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.50 | 14.06 |
| Architecture codename | Nile (2010) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 15 December 2010 (14 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,517 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II Neo K145 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2000 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 37.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 82 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II Neo K145 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 |
| Socket | S1 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 195 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3dDNow!, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| 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 | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II Neo K145 and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II Neo K145 and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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 II Neo K145 and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| 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 II Neo K145 and Xeon Gold 6526Y.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
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 | 0.19 | 28.97 |
| Recency | 15 December 2010 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 16 |
| Threads | 1 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 195 Watt |
Athlon II Neo K145 has 1525% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6526Y, on the other hand, has a 15147.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.
The Xeon Gold 6526Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II Neo K145 in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon II Neo K145 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6526Y is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II Neo K145 and Xeon Gold 6526Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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