Intel Xeon W-1270 vs AMD Athlon II X2 265

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Intel Xeon W-1270 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X2 265
Intel Xeon W-1270 AMD Athlon II X2 265

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon W-1270 or AMD Athlon II X2 265 - 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 W-1270 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1270 was released in Q2/2020.

The AMD Athlon II X2 265 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 265 was released in Q2/2010.
Intel Xeon W (83) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Xeon W-1200 (13) CPU group AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
10 Generation 1
Comet Lake W Architecture Propus
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon W-1270 has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon W-1270 is 3.40 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the AMD Athlon II X2 265 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 265 is at 3.30 GHz.

Intel Xeon W-1270 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 265
8 Cores 2
16 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.40 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
5.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.40 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 W-1270 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 265
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon W-1270 or AMD Athlon II X2 265 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.

Intel UHD Graphics P630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 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 UHD 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 W-1270 can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 46.9 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X2 265 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Xeon W-1270 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 265
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1333
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
16.00 MB L2 Cache 2.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon W-1270 is 80 W, while the AMD Athlon II X2 265 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon W-1270 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 265
80 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon W-1270 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 16.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X2 265 is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon W-1270 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 265
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 MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1200 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q2/2010
362 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1270 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 (33%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon W-1270 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 (8%)

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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1442 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 AMD Athlon II X2 265
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
469 (33%)

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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
9824 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 AMD Athlon II X2 265
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
868 (9%)

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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
17923 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 AMD Athlon II X2 265
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
1255 (7%)

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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
1710 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 AMD Athlon II X2 265
2C 2T @ 3.30 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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz
8264 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 AMD Athlon II X2 265
2C 2T @ 3.30 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 W-1270 Intel Xeon W-1270
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 AMD Athlon II X2 265
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon W-1270 AMD Athlon II X2 265
Unknown Unknown

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