AMD Athlon II X3 420e vs Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2
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| AMD Athlon II X3 420e | Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X3 420e or Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 - 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 X3 420e has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e was released in Q3/2010. The Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 was released in Q1/2014. |
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| AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon E7 (20) |
| AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12) | CPU group | Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20) |
| 1 | Generation | 4 |
| Rana | Architecture | Ivy Bridge EX |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X3 420e is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz. The Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.50 GHz). |
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| AMD Athlon II X3 420e | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 |
| 3 | Cores | 8 |
| 3 | Threads | 16 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.60 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 2.50 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.50 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X3 420e supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 can connect up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. |
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| AMD Athlon II X3 420e | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 |
| DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR3-1600 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 1536 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| 1.50 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 16.00 MB |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X3 420e has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 is 105 W. |
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| AMD Athlon II X3 420e | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 |
| 45 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 105 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X3 420e has a 1.50 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 cache has a total of 16.00 MB. |
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| AMD Athlon II X3 420e | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 |
| 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, AVX |
| AM3 | Socket | LGA 2011 |
| 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 | Q1/2014 |
| -- | Release price | 1050 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Athlon II X3 420e
3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2
8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Athlon II X3 420e | Intel Xeon E7-4820 v2 |
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