AMD Phenom II X2 560 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

4,387

Rank #1,418

vs
5,083

Rank #805

4,387
5,083

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 13.7% (Rank #1418 vs #805)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,384

Rank #1,408

vs
5,267

Rank #754

4,384
5,267

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 16.8% (Rank #1408 vs #754)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,391

Rank #1,477

vs
4,807

Rank #834

4,391
4,807

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 8.7% (Rank #1477 vs #834)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,502

Rank #1,518

vs
4,689

Rank #704

4,502
4,689

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 4% (Rank #1518 vs #704)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,478

Rank #1,465

vs
4,700

Rank #675

4,478
4,700

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 4.7% (Rank #1465 vs #675)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,483

Rank #1,512

vs
4,725

Rank #694

4,483
4,725

Xeon E3-1280 v3 wins by 5.1% (Rank #1512 vs #694)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Phenom II X2 560 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 --
36x
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 Phenom II X2 560 Xeon E3-1280 v3
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name -- Haswell-WS
Socket LGA775 Socket 1150
Package -- 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 -- Server/Workstation
Locked Multiplier -- Yes

Designer

Phenom II X2 560
AMD
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Intel

Model Number

Phenom II X2 560
E8600
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

Core Name

Phenom II X2 560
--
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Haswell-WS

Socket

Phenom II X2 560
LGA775
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Socket 1150

Package

Phenom II X2 560
--
Xeon E3-1280 v3
FC-LGA12C

Memory Type

Phenom II X2 560
DDR3 1066
Xeon E3-1280 v3
DDR3, DDR4

ECC Support

Phenom II X2 560
No
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

PCIe Revision

Phenom II X2 560
2.0
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

PCIe Configuration

Phenom II X2 560
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

Market Segment

Phenom II X2 560
--
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Server/Workstation

Locked Multiplier

Phenom II X2 560
--
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Phenom II X2 560 Xeon E3-1280 v3
Process 45 nm 22 nm
Die Area -- 160 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,400
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Phenom II X2 560
45 nm
Xeon E3-1280 v3
22 nm

Die Area

Phenom II X2 560
--
Xeon E3-1280 v3
160 mm²

Transistor Count

Phenom II X2 560
--
Xeon E3-1280 v3
1,400

Manufacturer

Phenom II X2 560
--
Xeon E3-1280 v3
Intel

Word Size

Phenom II X2 560
64-bit
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Phenom II X2 560 Xeon E3-1280 v3
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Phenom II X2 560
HD Graphics
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

GPU Designer

Phenom II X2 560
Intel
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

GPU Max Frequency

Phenom II X2 560
1000 MHz
Xeon E3-1280 v3
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Phenom II X2 560 Xeon E3-1280 v3
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64