AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Xeon E5640

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,489

Rank #1,295

vs
4,434

Rank #1,353

4,489
4,434

Athlon II X2 265 wins by 1.2% (Rank #1295 vs #1353)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,533

Rank #1,261

vs
4,347

Rank #1,442

4,533
4,347

Athlon II X2 265 wins by 4.1% (Rank #1261 vs #1442)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,422

Rank #1,404

vs
4,564

Rank #1,142

4,422
4,564

Xeon E5640 wins by 3.1% (Rank #1404 vs #1142)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,494

Rank #1,576

vs
4,599

Rank #966

4,494
4,599

Xeon E5640 wins by 2.3% (Rank #1576 vs #966)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,476

Rank #1,477

vs
4,572

Rank #988

4,476
4,572

Xeon E5640 wins by 2.1% (Rank #1477 vs #988)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,473

Rank #1,577

vs
4,582

Rank #1,010

4,473
4,582

Xeon E5640 wins by 2.4% (Rank #1577 vs #1010)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 265 Xeon E5640 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
8
-75%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,666 MHz
+19.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
20x
-17.5%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
11 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
80 W
18.8% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 265 Xeon E5640
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Regor Westmere-EP
Socket LGA775 Socket 1366
Package µPGA FC-LGA10
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Server
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 265
AMD
Xeon E5640
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 265
E8600
Xeon E5640
--

Core Name

Athlon II X2 265
Regor
Xeon E5640
Westmere-EP

Socket

Athlon II X2 265
LGA775
Xeon E5640
Socket 1366

Package

Athlon II X2 265
µPGA
Xeon E5640
FC-LGA10

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 265
DDR3 1066
Xeon E5640
DDR3

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 265
No
Xeon E5640
--

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 265
2.0
Xeon E5640
--

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 265
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Xeon E5640
--

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 265
Desktop
Xeon E5640
Server

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 265
Yes
Xeon E5640
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 265 Xeon E5640
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 239 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 1,170
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Athlon II X2 265
45 nm
Xeon E5640
32 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 265
117 mm²
Xeon E5640
239 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 265
0.00 billion
Xeon E5640
1,170

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 265
--
Xeon E5640
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 265
64-bit
Xeon E5640
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 265 Xeon E5640
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Athlon II X2 265
HD Graphics
Xeon E5640
--

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 265
Intel
Xeon E5640
--

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 265
1000 MHz
Xeon E5640
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 265 Xeon E5640
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64