Xeon E-2488 vs Athlon XP 1700+
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E-2488 outperforms Athlon XP 1700+ by a whopping 16609% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon XP 1700+ and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3373 | 327 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 75.32 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.16 | 18.31 |
| Architecture codename | Thoroughbred (2001−2002) | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) |
| Release date | October 2001 (23 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $606 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon XP 1700+ and Xeon E-2488 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.47 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 16 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 150 mm2 | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP 1700+ and Xeon E-2488 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 | 1 |
| Socket | A | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 64 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon XP 1700+ and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon XP 1700+ and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon XP 1700+ and Xeon E-2488 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 XP 1700+ and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| 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 XP 1700+ and Xeon E-2488.
| PCIe version | no data | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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 | 0.11 | 18.38 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 8 |
| Threads | 1 | 16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 64 Watt | 95 Watt |
Athlon XP 1700+ has 48.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 16609.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.
The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon XP 1700+ in performance tests.
Note that Athlon XP 1700+ is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon XP 1700+ and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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