FX-8170 vs Xeon E3-1270 v6

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v6 and FX-8170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1150not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.46no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency7.38no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$328no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and FX-8170 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB8 MB
L3 cache8 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data315 mm2
Number of transistorsno data1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v6 and FX-8170 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 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and FX-8170. 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++
FMA-+
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 FX-8170 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 FX-8170 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 E3-1270 v6 and FX-8170. 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 FX-8170 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 FX-8170 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 FX-8170.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 March 2017 23 October 2012
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E3-1270 v6 has an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 73.6% lower power consumption.

FX-8170, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1270 v6 and FX-8170. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1270 v6 is a server/workstation processor while FX-8170 is a desktop one.


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