Phenom II X4 X920 BE vs Xeon E3-1270

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1756	2394
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.38	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	1.61	1.23
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	3 April 2011 (14 years ago)	12 May 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$369	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	216 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,160 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE 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	no data
Socket	LGA1155	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no 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

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE 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 E3-1270 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE 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 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.04	1.30
Recency	3 April 2011	12 May 2010
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt

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