Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 vs AMD Athlon X4 835

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Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon X4 835
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 AMD Athlon X4 835

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 or AMD Athlon X4 835 - 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 E5-2696 v2 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 was released in Q3/2013.

The AMD Athlon X4 835 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon X4 835 was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Xeon E5 (71) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Xeon E5 v2 (15) CPU group AMD Athlon X4 (Carizzo) (2)
4 Generation 2
Ivy Bridge EP Architecture Carizzo
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.30 GHz). The AMD Athlon X4 835 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
12 Cores 4
24 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

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 E5-2696 v2 Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
-- AI hardware --
-- 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.

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 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Athlon X4 835 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR3-2133
768 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
59.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
3.00 MB L2 Cache --
30.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
40 PCIe lanes 8
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 has a TDP of 130 W, that of the AMD Athlon X4 835 is 65 W.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
130 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 has a 33.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon X4 835 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
22 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE3
LGA 2011 Socket FM2+
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 52 $
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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.
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
741 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
6308 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
689 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 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 E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
5012 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
4740 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

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 E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
83 (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.
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
12C 24T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
283 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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