Athlon II X2 240 vs Xeon E-2176G

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2176G
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
8.56
+1197%
Athlon II X2 240
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.66

Xeon E-2176G outperforms Athlon II X2 240 by a whopping 1197% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8912758
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.633.28
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency10.120.96
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date12 July 2018 (6 years ago)23 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$367$35

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2176G has 529% better value for money than Athlon II X2 240.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size154 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151AM3
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory128 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

Xeon E-2176G 8.56
+1197%
Athlon II X2 240 0.66

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.

Xeon E-2176G 13603
+1203%
Athlon II X2 240 1044

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E-2176G 1592
+438%
Athlon II X2 240 296

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E-2176G 6485
+1182%
Athlon II X2 240 506

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.56 0.66
Recency 12 July 2018 23 July 2009
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E-2176G has a 1197% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon II X2 240, on the other hand, has 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2176G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 240 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E-2176G is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X2 240 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2176G and Athlon II X2 240, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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