Xeon Gold 6254 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-66
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6254 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-66 by a whopping 5149% 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 | 3269 | 366 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.25 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 0.42 | 3.88 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Brisbane (2007−2008) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 13 April 2007 (18 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,803 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and Xeon Gold 6254 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) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.125 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 18 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 24.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 82 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and Xeon Gold 6254 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 | no data | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and Xeon Gold 6254. 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 | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| 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 | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and Xeon Gold 6254 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 Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and Xeon Gold 6254 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 Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and Xeon Gold 6254. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-66 and Xeon Gold 6254.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.35 | 18.37 |
| Recency | 13 April 2007 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 18 |
| Threads | 2 | 36 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 200 Watt |
Turion 64 X2 TL-66 has 471.4% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6254, on the other hand, has a 5148.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6254 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-66 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion 64 X2 TL-66 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6254 is a server/workstation one.
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