Athlon Gold PRO 3150G vs Xeon E3-1220 v6

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v6
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 72 Watt
3.79
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
5.04
+33%

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G outperforms Xeon E3-1220 v6 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14671215
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.72no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency4.797.06
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Dali (2020)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)21 July 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$193no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 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 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache256 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 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 Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

Xeon E3-1220 v6 3.79
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 5.04
+33%

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.

Xeon E3-1220 v6 5783
Athlon Gold PRO 3150G 7702
+33.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.79 5.04
Recency 28 March 2017 21 July 2020
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon Gold PRO 3150G has a 33% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 10.8% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1220 v6 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 v6 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon Gold PRO 3150G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1220 v6 and Athlon Gold PRO 3150G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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