Xeon E5503 vs Athlon PRO 200GE
Aggregate performance score
Athlon PRO 200GE outperforms Xeon E5503 by a whopping 370% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2046 | 3178 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.61 | 0.62 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Gainestown (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (7 years ago) | 16 March 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $287 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon PRO 200GE and Xeon E5503 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 32 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 263 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 731 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon PRO 200GE and Xeon E5503 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 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Xeon E5503. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 40 Bit |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Athlon PRO 200GE and Xeon E5503 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Xeon E5503 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 PRO 200GE and Xeon E5503. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 144 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 19.2 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 200GE and Xeon E5503.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.16 | 0.46 |
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 16 March 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 80 Watt |
Athlon PRO 200GE has a 369.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.
The AMD Athlon PRO 200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5503 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon PRO 200GE is a desktop processor while Xeon E5503 is a server/workstation one.
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