Athlon 64 X2 6000+ vs Xeon E3-1515M v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1515M v5 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1141	2690
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.41	1.10
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	24 January 2016 (8 years ago)	August 2007 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$489	no data
Current price	$282 (0.6x MSRP)	$89

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E3-1515M v5 has 119% better value for money than Athlon 64 X2 6000+.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1515M v5 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	512K
L3 cache	8 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1515M v5 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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	1
Socket	FCBGA1440	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1515M v5 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1515M v5 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1515M v5 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1515M v5 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	no data
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1515M v5 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1515M v5 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1515M v5 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1515M v5 and Athlon 64 X2 6000+.

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.

Xeon E3-1515M v5 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 6000+ by 755% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.13	0.60
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	125 Watt

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