Xeon Gold 6248R vs Athlon II X2 250

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71
Xeon Gold 6248R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
23.65
+3231%

Xeon Gold 6248R outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by a whopping 3231% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Gold 6248R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2718225
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.6117.73
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency1.0010.52
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39$2,700

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6248R has 391% better value for money than Athlon II X2 250.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Gold 6248R 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 cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache256 KB1.5 MB
L2 cache2 MB24 MB
L3 cache0 KB35.75 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size117 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data75 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Gold 6248R 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Gold 6248R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Gold 6248R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Gold 6248R are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Gold 6248R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Gold 6248R.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 II X2 250 0.71
Xeon Gold 6248R 23.65
+3231%

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 II X2 250 1080
Xeon Gold 6248R 36186
+3251%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X2 250 309
Xeon Gold 6248R 1287
+317%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X2 250 541
Xeon Gold 6248R 10808
+1898%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.71 23.65
Recency 2 June 2009 24 February 2020
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

Athlon II X2 250 has 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6248R, on the other hand, has a 3231% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6248R is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 250 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 250 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6248R is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 250 and Xeon Gold 6248R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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