AMD Athlon II X2 270u | Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X2 270u or Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Athlon II X2 270u has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 270u was released in Q3/2010. The Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 was released in Q3/2014. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon E5 (71) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32) |
1 | Generation | 5 |
Propus | Architecture | Haswell E |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
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-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 270u has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 270u is 2.00 GHz while the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 has 12 CPU cores and 24 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 is at 2.50 GHz (3.30 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 |
2 | Cores | 12 |
2 | Threads | 24 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.00 GHz | Frequency | 2.50 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.30 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.90 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X2 270u can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 68.2 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR4-2133, DDR3-2133 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 768 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s |
No | ECC | Yes |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 3.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | 30.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 40 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 270u is 25 W, while the Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 has a TDP of 120 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 |
25 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 120 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 85 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 270u is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 33.00 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 |
45 nm | Technology | 22 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
AM3 | Socket | LGA 2011-3 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2010 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u | Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3 |
Unknown | Unknown |