Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ vs Xeon E5-2609

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2609
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.80
+543%
Mobile Athlon 64 2800+
2004
1 core / 1 thread, 35 Watt
0.28

Xeon E5-2609 outperforms Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ by a whopping 543% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2609 and Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20203134
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.86no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataMobile Athlon 64
Power efficiency2.130.76
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Oakville (2003−2004)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)August 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$143no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2609 and Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate6.4 GT/s800 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128K
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K
L3 cache10240 KB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nmno data
Die size294 mm2193 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors1,270 million106 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2609 and Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011754
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Mobile Athlon 64 2800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2609 and Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ 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 E5-2609 and Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ 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 Xeon E5-2609 and Mobile Athlon 64 2800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2609 and Mobile Athlon 64 2800+.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no 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 E5-2609 1.80
+543%
Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ 0.28

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 E5-2609 2858
+550%
Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ 440

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 0.28
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5-2609 has a 542.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Mobile Athlon 64 2800+, on the other hand, has 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2609 is our recommended choice as it beats the Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2609 is a server/workstation processor while Mobile Athlon 64 2800+ is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2609 and Mobile Athlon 64 2800+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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