Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 vs AMD Phenom II X4 970

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Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Phenom II X4 970
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 AMD Phenom II X4 970

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 or AMD Phenom II X4 970 - 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 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 was released in Q1/2017.

The AMD Phenom II X4 970 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 970 was released in Q3/2010.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family AMD Phenom II (52)
Intel Xeon E3 v6 (10) CPU group AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23)
6 Generation 4
Kaby Lake S Architecture Deneb (K10)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). The AMD Phenom II X4 970 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 970
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.30 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 970
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-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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.

Intel HD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 970 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 970
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 has a TDP of 73 W, that of the AMD Phenom II X4 970 is 125 W.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 970
73 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
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Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the AMD Phenom II X4 970 cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 970
14 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1151 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2017 Release date Q3/2010
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 (50%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 (57%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1069 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
439 (41%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3724 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1491 (40%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
6329 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
4361 (69%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
158 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
92 (58%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
584 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
355 (61%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1340 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3934 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 AMD Phenom II X4 970
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
Intel HD Graphics P630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 AMD Phenom II X4 970
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6 AMD Phenom II X4 970
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