Athlon II X3 455 vs Xeon E3-1270 v6

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1270 v6
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 72 Watt
5.62
+376%
Athlon II X3 455
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.18

Xeon E3-1270 v6 outperforms Athlon II X3 455 by a whopping 376% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Athlon II X3 455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11502365
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.465.52
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency7.381.17
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Rana (2009−2011)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)7 December 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$328$88

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 455 has 1% better value for money than Xeon E3-1270 v6.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Athlon II X3 455 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads83
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache256 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Athlon II X3 455 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
SocketFCLGA1151AM3
Power consumption (TDP)72 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Athlon II X3 455. 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+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Athlon II X3 455 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 E3-1270 v6 and Athlon II X3 455 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Athlon II X3 455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Athlon II X3 455 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 E3-1270 v6 and Athlon II X3 455 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Athlon II X3 455.

PCIe version3.02.0
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 E3-1270 v6 5.62
+376%
Athlon II X3 455 1.18

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 E3-1270 v6 8934
+375%
Athlon II X3 455 1879

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E3-1270 v6 1414
+306%
Athlon II X3 455 348

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E3-1270 v6 4529
+430%
Athlon II X3 455 855

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.62 1.18
Recency 28 March 2017 7 December 2010
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 8 3
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E3-1270 v6 has a 376.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 31.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1270 v6 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 455 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1270 v6 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X3 455 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Athlon II X3 455, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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