AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v2

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,357

Rank #1,460

vs
4,792

Rank #1,030

4,357
4,792

Xeon E3-1280 v2 wins by 9.1% (Rank #1460 vs #1030)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
4,881

Rank #1,020

4,355
4,881

Xeon E3-1280 v2 wins by 10.8% (Rank #1435 vs #1020)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,658

Rank #1,020

4,360
4,658

Xeon E3-1280 v2 wins by 6.4% (Rank #1552 vs #1020)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
4,679

Rank #726

4,491
4,679

Xeon E3-1280 v2 wins by 4% (Rank #1600 vs #726)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,698

Rank #679

4,477
4,698

Xeon E3-1280 v2 wins by 4.7% (Rank #1469 vs #679)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
4,672

Rank #790

4,470
4,672

Xeon E3-1280 v2 wins by 4.3% (Rank #1597 vs #790)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon E3-1280 v2 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
8
-75%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,600 MHz
-7.5%
Clock Multiplier
17x
36x
-52.8%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
8 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
69 W
5.8% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
22 nm
51.1% more

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon E3-1280 v2
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Regor Ivy Bridge
Socket LGA775 Socket 1155
Package µPGA FC-LGA12C
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 270
AMD
Xeon E3-1280 v2
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Xeon E3-1280 v2
--

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Xeon E3-1280 v2
Ivy Bridge

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Xeon E3-1280 v2
Socket 1155

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Xeon E3-1280 v2
FC-LGA12C

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Xeon E3-1280 v2
DDR3

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Xeon E3-1280 v2
--

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Xeon E3-1280 v2
--

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Xeon E3-1280 v2
--

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Xeon E3-1280 v2
Server

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Xeon E3-1280 v2
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon E3-1280 v2
Process 45 nm 22 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 160 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 1,400
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Xeon E3-1280 v2
22 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Xeon E3-1280 v2
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Xeon E3-1280 v2
1,400

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Xeon E3-1280 v2
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Xeon E3-1280 v2
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon E3-1280 v2
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Xeon E3-1280 v2
--

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Xeon E3-1280 v2
--

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Xeon E3-1280 v2
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Xeon E3-1280 v2
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SME
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
SenseMI
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64