Athlon 64 X2 5400+ vs Xeon E5-2699 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 5400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	542	2705
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.90	3.01
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	8 September 2014 (9 years ago)	December 2006 (17 years ago)
Current price	$266	$50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2699 v3 has 495% better value for money than Athlon 64 X2 5400+.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	36	2
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Die size	356 mm2	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	77 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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	FCLGA2011	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 5400+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 5400+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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 E5-2699 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 5400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2699 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 5400+.

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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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 E5-2699 v3 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5400+ by 2125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.13	0.59
Physical cores	18	2
Threads	36	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	145 Watt	89 Watt

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