AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

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
5,083

Rank #805

4,357
5,083

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 14.3% (Rank #1460 vs #805)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
5,267

Rank #754

4,355
5,267

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 17.3% (Rank #1435 vs #754)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,807

Rank #834

4,360
4,807

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 9.3% (Rank #1552 vs #834)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
4,689

Rank #704

4,491
4,689

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 4.2% (Rank #1600 vs #704)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,700

Rank #675

4,477
4,700

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 4.7% (Rank #1469 vs #675)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
4,725

Rank #694

4,470
4,725

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 5.4% (Rank #1597 vs #694)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon E3-1280 v3 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
82 W
20.7% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
22 nm
51.1% more

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon E3-1280 v3
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Regor Haswell-WS
Socket LGA775 Socket 1150
Package µPGA FC-LGA12C
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3, DDR4
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Server/Workstation
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Haswell-WS

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Socket 1150

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Xeon E3-1280 v3
FC-LGA12C

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Xeon E3-1280 v3
DDR3, DDR4

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Server/Workstation

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon E3-1280 v3
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 v3
22 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Xeon E3-1280 v3
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Xeon E3-1280 v3
1,400

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon E3-1280 v3
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Xeon E3-1280 v3
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
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