Xeon E-2456 vs Athlon II X4 605e

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 605e
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.24
Xeon E-2456
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
13.78
+1011%

Xeon E-2456 outperforms Athlon II X4 605e by a whopping 1011% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 605e and Xeon E-2456 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2316539
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1884.01
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.6116.29
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$102$375

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2456 has 46572% better value for money than Athlon II X4 605e.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 605e and Xeon E-2456 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size169 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 605e and Xeon E-2456 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 605e and Xeon E-2456. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 605e and Xeon E-2456 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 605e and Xeon E-2456 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 X4 605e and Xeon E-2456. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 605e and Xeon E-2456.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 X4 605e 1.24
Xeon E-2456 13.78
+1011%

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 X4 605e 1966
Xeon E-2456 21882
+1013%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.24 13.78
Recency 20 October 2009 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 80 Watt

Athlon II X4 605e has 77.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2456, on the other hand, has a 1011.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon E-2456 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 605e in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 605e is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2456 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 605e and Xeon E-2456, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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