Athlon 64 X2 3800+ vs Xeon Silver 4208

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4208
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 85 Watt
7.06
+1665%
Athlon 64 X2 3800+
2005
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.40

Xeon Silver 4208 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 3800+ by a whopping 1665% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4208 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10033013
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.06no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency7.860.43
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Manchester (2005−2006)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)August 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$417no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4208 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache512 KB256K
L2 cache8 MB512 KB
L3 cache11 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm90 nm
Die sizeno data220 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4208 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647939
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4208 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 Silver 4208 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 Silver 4208 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400no data
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4208 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no 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 Silver 4208 7.06
+1665%
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 0.40

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 Silver 4208 11215
+1683%
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 629

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 Silver 4208 924
+355%
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 203

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 Silver 4208 4812
+1180%
Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 376

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.06 0.40
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 89 Watt

Xeon Silver 4208 has a 1665% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 4.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Silver 4208 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4208 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 64 X2 3800+ is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4208 and Athlon 64 X2 3800+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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