Athlon 900 vs Xeon 5080
Primary details
Comparing Xeon 5080 and Athlon 900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Dempsey (2006) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 23 May 2006 (18 years ago) | 6 March 2000 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $851 | $899 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon 5080 and Athlon 900 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.73 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.07 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.075V-1.35V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5080 and Athlon 900 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | PLGA771 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 60 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5080 and Athlon 900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon 5080 and Athlon 900 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 Xeon 5080 and Athlon 900 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | - | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5080 and Athlon 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 May 2006 | 6 March 2000 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 60 Watt |
Xeon 5080 has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 176.9% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 900, on the other hand, has 116.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon 5080 and Athlon 900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon 5080 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 900 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 5080 and Athlon 900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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