Xeon 6980P vs Athlon XP 2600+
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6980P outperforms Athlon XP 2600+ by a whopping 30586% 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 | 3687 | 87 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.09 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Barton (2001−2004) | Granite Rapids (2024−2026) |
| Release date | January 2001 (25 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $23 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Athlon XP 2600+ and Xeon 6980P: 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) | 128 |
| Threads | 1 | 256 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.92 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 504 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | Intel 3 nm |
| Die size | 101 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 80 °C |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP 2600+ and Xeon 6980P 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 | A | FCLGA7529 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 500 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon XP 2600+ and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon XP 2600+ and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon XP 2600+ and Xeon 6980P 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 2600+ and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5(6400MT/s)MRDIMM(8800MT/s) |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 3 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 12 |
| 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 2600+ and Xeon 6980P.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 96 |
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 | 0.14 | 42.96 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 128 |
| Threads | 1 | 256 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 500 Watt |
Athlon XP 2600+ has 635% lower power consumption.
Xeon 6980P, on the other hand, has a 30586% higher aggregate performance score, and 12700% more physical cores and 25500% more threads.
The Intel Xeon 6980P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon XP 2600+ in performance tests.
Note that Athlon XP 2600+ is a desktop processor while Xeon 6980P is a server/workstation one.
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