Atom 330 vs Xeon E3-1270 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom 330 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1138	3175
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Atom
Power efficiency	7.39	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Diamondville (2008−2009)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$328	$43

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom 330 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	0.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	FSB
Bus rate	8 GT/s	533.33 MT/s
Multiplier	38	12
L1 cache	256 KB	112 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	51.9276 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	no data	94 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom 330 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	FCLGA1151	PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	8 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom 330 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom 330 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	8 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Clear Video	-	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom 330 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom 330 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	-
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	-
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	-
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom 330 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	-
OpenGL	N/A	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom 330.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.62	0.23
Recency	28 March 2017	2 April 2008
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	8 Watt

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