AMD Athlon 650 vs Intel Xeon E5606
Physical Specifications
| Socket | AMD Socket A | Intel Socket 1366 |
|---|---|---|
| Process size | 180 nm | 32 nm |
| Transistors | 37 million | 1,170 million |
| Die size | 120 mm² | 239 mm² |
| Package | — | FC-LGA10 |
| Foundry | — | Intel |
Performance
| Frequency | 650 MHz | 2.133 GHz |
|---|---|---|
| Turbo clock | — | — |
| Base clock | 100 MHz | 133 MHz |
| Multiplier | 6.5x | 16.0x |
| Multiplier unlocked | No | No |
| Voltage | 1.75 V | 1.35 V |
| TDP | 38 W | 80 W |
Architecture Details
| Vertical Segment | Desktop | Server/Workstation |
|---|---|---|
| Production status | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Release date | Jun 5th, 2000 | Feb 14th, 2011 |
| Codename | Thunderbird | Westmere-EP |
| Generation | Athlon Model 4 | Xeon |
| Part | A0650AMT3BA0650APT3B | SLC2N |
| Memory support | DDR1 | DDR3 Triple-channel |
| ECC memory | No | Yes |
| PCI Express | — | Gen 2 |
Cores
| Total Cores | 1 | 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Total Threads | 1 | 4 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 | 2 |
| Integrated graphics | — | — |
Cache
| Cache L1 | 128K | 64K (per core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cache L2 | 256K | 256K (per core) |
| Cache L3 | — | 8MB (shared) |
Features & Technologies
| 4.8GT/s QPI | — | Yes |
|---|---|---|
| AES-NI | — | Yes |
| EIST | — | Yes |
| Enhanced 3DNow! | Yes | — |
| Intel 64 | — | Yes |
| MMX | Yes | Yes |
| SSE | — | Yes |
| SSE2 | — | Yes |
| SSE3 | — | Yes |
| SSE4.2 | — | Yes |
| SSSE3 | — | Yes |
| TXT | — | Yes |
| VT-x | — | Yes |
| XD-Bit | — | Yes |
