Intel Xeon Gold 6250 vs AMD Athlon 300GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6250 and AMD Athlon 300GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 6250

AMD Athlon 300GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6250

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
8.9x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2693 vs 1874
8.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34804 vs 4299

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2693 vs 1874
PassMark - CPU mark	34804 vs 4299

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 300GE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 58% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 60°C
5.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 185 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 60°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6250
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 300GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2693

1874

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34804

4299

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	AMD Athlon 300GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2693	1874
PassMark - CPU mark	34804	4299

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6250	AMD Athlon 300GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Zen+
Launch date	Q1'20	7 Jul 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3894
Place in performance rating	540	1362
Processor Number	6250	300GE
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
OPN Tray		YD30GEC6M2OFH
Performance
Base frequency	3.90 GHz	3.4 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	60°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	4
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		39.74 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S
PCIe configurations		1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
AMD GuardMI technology
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Number of pipelines		192
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6
Vulkan