Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Xeon E5-2670

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1065	2703
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.77	3.73
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	December 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$145	no data
Current price	$58 (0.4x MSRP)	$61

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ has 384% better value for money than Xeon E5-2670.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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	8 (Octa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Die size	435 mm2	220 mm2
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,270 million	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 E5-2670 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	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 E5-2670 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by 880% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.78	0.59
Physical cores	8	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	89 Watt

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