AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Xeon X3220

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
4,259

Rank #1,575

4,357
4,259

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 2.2% (Rank #1460 vs #1575)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
4,129

Rank #1,651

4,355
4,129

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 5.2% (Rank #1435 vs #1651)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,455

Rank #1,314

4,360
4,455

Xeon X3220 wins by 2.1% (Rank #1552 vs #1314)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
4,531

Rank #1,294

4,491
4,531

Xeon X3220 wins by 0.9% (Rank #1600 vs #1294)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,509

Rank #1,270

4,477
4,509

Xeon X3220 wins by 0.7% (Rank #1469 vs #1270)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
4,493

Rank #1,453

4,470
4,493

Xeon X3220 wins by 0.5% (Rank #1597 vs #1453)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon X3220 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,400 MHz
+27.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+75%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
17 GB/s
-0.6%
PCIe Lanes
12
16
-25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
105 W
38.1% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
65 nm
30.8% less

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon X3220
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 X3220
Core Name Regor --
Socket LGA775 LGA775
Package µPGA --
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x16
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Xeon X3220
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Xeon X3220
X3220

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Xeon X3220
--

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Xeon X3220
LGA775

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Xeon X3220
--

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Xeon X3220
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Xeon X3220
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Xeon X3220
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Xeon X3220
1x16

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Xeon X3220
--

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Xeon X3220
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon X3220
Process 45 nm 65 nm
Die Area 117 mm² --
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Xeon X3220
65 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Xeon X3220
--

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Xeon X3220
--

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Xeon X3220
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Xeon X3220
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 566 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Xeon X3220
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Xeon X3220
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Xeon X3220
566 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Xeon X3220
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64