Athlon 220GE vs Xeon E3-1230

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1230
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
3.23
+15.8%
Athlon 220GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.79

Xeon E3-1230 outperforms Athlon 220GE by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 and Athlon 220GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16051688
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.984.08
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency3.827.54
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Zen (2017−2020)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)6 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$428$65

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 220GE has 316% better value for money than Xeon E3-1230.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 and Athlon 220GE 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size216 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 and Athlon 220GE 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)
SocketLGA1155AM4
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Athlon 220GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 and Athlon 220GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Athlon 220GE 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 E3-1230 and Athlon 220GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 and Athlon 220GE.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes2012

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 E3-1230 3.23
+15.8%
Athlon 220GE 2.79

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 E3-1230 5137
+15.9%
Athlon 220GE 4432

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.23 2.79
Recency 3 April 2011 6 September 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E3-1230 has a 15.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon 220GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1230 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 220GE in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1230 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 220GE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1230 and Athlon 220GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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