AMD Athlon II X4 615e vs Intel Xeon X3470

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AMD Athlon II X4 615e CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon X3470
AMD Athlon II X4 615e Intel Xeon X3470

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X4 615e or Intel Xeon X3470 - 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 X4 615e has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 615e was released in Q3/2010.

The Intel Xeon X3470 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon X3470 was released in Q3/2009.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Xeon X (2)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10) CPU group Intel Xeon X (2)
1 Generation 0
Propus Architecture Lynnfield
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X4 615e has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 615e is 2.50 GHz while the Intel Xeon X3470 has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon X3470 is at 2.93 GHz (3.60 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X4 615e Characteristic Intel Xeon X3470
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.93 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Athlon II X4 615e Characteristic Intel Xeon X3470
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Athlon II X4 615e or Intel Xeon X3470 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X4 615e can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon X3470 supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

AMD Athlon II X4 615e Characteristic Intel Xeon X3470
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR3-1066, DDR3-800
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 8.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 615e is 45 W, while the Intel Xeon X3470 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Athlon II X4 615e Characteristic Intel Xeon X3470
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X4 615e is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon X3470 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

AMD Athlon II X4 615e Characteristic Intel Xeon X3470
45 nm Technology 45 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
AM3 Socket LGA 1156
AMD-V Virtualization VT-d, VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2010 Release date Q3/2009
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 615e (55%)
Intel Xeon X3470 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X4 615e (47%)
Intel Xeon X3470 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
327 (58%)
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
559 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1239 (46%)
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2672 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
331 (46%)
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
722 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1161 (38%)
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3057 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
130 (60%)
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
217 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
457 (44%)
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1048 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
1966 (60%)
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3256 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
60 (57%)
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
105 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
240 (49%)
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
494 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
605 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon II X4 615e AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2275 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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