Xeon Platinum 8380 vs Athlon II X4 635

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 635 and Xeon Platinum 8380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2105	61
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.86	5.53
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Propus (2009−2011)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	25 January 2010 (14 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$70	no data
Current price	$29 (0.4x MSRP)	$7839

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8380 has 93% better value for money than Athlon II X4 635.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 635 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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	4 (Quad-Core)	40 (Tetraconta-Core)
Threads	4	80
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	169 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
Number of transistors	300 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 635 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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	2
Socket	AM3	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 635 and Xeon Platinum 8380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
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	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 635 and Xeon Platinum 8380 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 635 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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 II X4 635 and Xeon Platinum 8380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 635 and Xeon Platinum 8380.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Xeon Platinum 8380 outperforms Athlon II X4 635 by 2698% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.44	40.29
Recency	25 January 2010	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	40
Threads	4	80
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	270 Watt

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