Xeon E3-1205 v6 vs Athlon X4 970

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 970
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.66
Xeon E3-1205 v6
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
3.58
+116%

Xeon E3-1205 v6 outperforms Athlon X4 970 by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 970 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20601509
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.64
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon E3
Power efficiency2.425.21
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)28 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 970 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB8 MB
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.55V-1.52V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 970 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon E3-1205 v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 970 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon E3-1205 v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 970 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon E3-1205 v6 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon E3-1205 v6.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 970 1.66
Xeon E3-1205 v6 3.58
+116%

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.

Athlon X4 970 2644
Xeon E3-1205 v6 5682
+115%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.66 3.58
Recency 27 July 2017 28 March 2017
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Athlon X4 970 has an age advantage of 3 months.

Xeon E3-1205 v6, on the other hand, has a 115.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E3-1205 v6 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 970 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 970 is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1205 v6 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 970 and Xeon E3-1205 v6, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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