A6-3670K vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A6-3670K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking892not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.93no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.75no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)20 December 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A6-3670K 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size356 mm2228 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A6-3670K 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011FM1
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A6-3670K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A6-3670K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A6-3670K 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 E5-2670 v3 and A6-3670K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon HD 6530D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A6-3670K.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2014 20 December 2011
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

A6-3670K, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2670 v3 and A6-3670K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 v3 is a server/workstation processor while A6-3670K is a desktop one.


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