Xeon D-2712T vs Athlon II X4 620
Aggregate performance score
Xeon D-2712T outperforms Athlon II X4 620 by a whopping 295% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2543 | 1436 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.43 | 7.84 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.51 | 2.96 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Propus (2009−2011) | Ice Lake-D (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 16 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 24 February 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $65 | $349 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon D-2712T has 129% better value for money than Athlon II X4 620.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X4 620 and Xeon D-2712T basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 15 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X4 620 and Xeon D-2712T compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3 | FCBGA2579 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 620 and Xeon D-2712T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II X4 620 and Xeon D-2712T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 620 and Xeon D-2712T are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 620 and Xeon D-2712T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 620 and Xeon D-2712T.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 32 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 24 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.15 | 4.54 |
| Recency | 16 September 2009 | 24 February 2022 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon D-2712T has a 294.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon D-2712T is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon II X4 620 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon II X4 620 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2712T is a server/workstation one.
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