Athlon II X2 250 vs Xeon W-2133

Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2133
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
7.97
+1072%
Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68

Xeon W-2133 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by a whopping 1072% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2133 and Athlon II X2 250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9352725
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.523.61
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency5.390.99
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date29 August 2017 (7 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$617$39

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon W-2133 has 108% better value for money than Athlon II X2 250.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2133 and Athlon II X2 250 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 speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache64K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8.25 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size484 mm2117 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2133 and Athlon II X2 250 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
SocketFCLGA2066AM3
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2133 and Athlon II X2 250. 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+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-2133 and Athlon II X2 250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2133 and Athlon II X2 250 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 W-2133 and Athlon II X2 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size512 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2133 and Athlon II X2 250.

PCIe version3.02.0
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 W-2133 7.97
+1072%
Athlon II X2 250 0.68

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 W-2133 12655
+1072%
Athlon II X2 250 1080

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 W-2133 1246
+306%
Athlon II X2 250 307

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 W-2133 5800
+976%
Athlon II X2 250 539

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.97 0.68
Recency 29 August 2017 2 June 2009
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon W-2133 has a 1072.1% 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 250, on the other hand, has 115.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2133 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-2133 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X2 250 is a desktop one.


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