Xeon E3-1205 v6 vs Athlon PRO 300GE
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E3-1205 v6 outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1966 | 1766 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.82 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon | Intel Xeon E3 |
| Power efficiency | 7.54 | 5.31 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (6 years ago) | 28 March 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $193 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E3-1205 v6 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 34 | 30 |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.55V-1.52V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E3-1205 v6 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E3-1205 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E3-1205 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E3-1205 v6 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E3-1205 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | Intel HD Graphics P630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 1.7 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| DVI | no data | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over VGA | no data | N/A |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.4 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Xeon E3-1205 v6.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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 | 2.46 | 3.22 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.73 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 30 September 2019 | 28 March 2017 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon PRO 300GE has an age advantage of 2 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon E3-1205 v6, on the other hand, has a 30.9% higher aggregate performance score, 4.4% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores.
The Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon PRO 300GE in performance tests.
Note that Athlon PRO 300GE is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1205 v6 is a server/workstation one.
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