Xeon Gold 6330N vs Athlon XP 3100+
Primary details
Comparing Athlon XP 3100+ and Xeon Gold 6330N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 217 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Architecture codename | Thorton (2001−2003) | no data |
| Release date | December 2003 (20 years ago) | 1 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon XP 3100+ and Xeon Gold 6330N 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) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 42 MB |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 86 °C |
| Number of transistors | 63 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | - | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon XP 3100+ and Xeon Gold 6330N 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 | no data |
| Socket | A | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon XP 3100+ and Xeon Gold 6330N. 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 | - | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon XP 3100+ and Xeon Gold 6330N 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 XP 3100+ and Xeon Gold 6330N 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 3100+ and Xeon Gold 6330N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon XP 3100+ and Xeon Gold 6330N.
| PCIe version | no data | 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.
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
| Physical cores | 1 | 28 |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 165 Watt |
Athlon XP 3100+ has 142.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6330N, on the other hand, has 2700% more physical cores and 5500% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon XP 3100+ and Xeon Gold 6330N. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon XP 3100+ is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6330N is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon XP 3100+ and Xeon Gold 6330N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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