Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 vs Xeon E5-2696 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	394	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.63	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	2x AMD Athlon 64
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 November 2009 (14 years ago)
Current price	$1265	$66

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	44	2
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	1600 MHz
L1 cache	no data	0 MB
L2 cache	5.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	55 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	456.12 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	7200 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	no data	Socket S1
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
PowerNow	no data	+
VirusProtect	no data	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size

1,536 GB

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	1 November 2009
Physical cores	22	2
Threads	44	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	20 Watt

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