AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X4 860K or Intel Xeon E5-2670 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 X4 860K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K was released in Q4/2014. The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 was released in Q3/2014. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon E5 (71) |
AMD Athlon II X4 (Kaveri) (1) | CPU group | Intel Xeon E5 v3 (32) |
5 | Generation | 5 |
Kaveri | Architecture | Haswell E |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X4 860K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz). The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.10 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 |
4 | Cores | 12 |
4 | Threads | 24 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
3.70 GHz | Frequency | 2.30 GHz |
4.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.10 GHz |
4.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.70 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X4 860K supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 |
DDR3-2133 | Memory | DDR4-2133 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 768 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
34.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 68.2 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
4.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 30.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
16 | PCIe lanes | 40 |
15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K has a TDP of 95 W, that of the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 is 120 W. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 |
95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 120 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X4 860K has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 cache has a total of 30.00 MB. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 |
32 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 |
FM2+ | 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 |
Q4/2014 | Release date | Q3/2014 |
70 $ | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.30 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 3.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
12C 24T @ 2.70 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 |
Unknown | Unknown |