Athlon 64 X2 4400+ vs Xeon E5-2678 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking820not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeon2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Power efficiency7.32no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date2015 (9 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads242
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rateno data1000 MHz
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache3072 KBno data
L3 cache30 MBno data
Chip lithography22 nm90 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 configuration2no data
SocketLGA2011-3no data
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no 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.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2678 v3 14735
+2083%
Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 675

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 309.1% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 X2 4400+, on the other hand, has 84.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon 64 X2 4400+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2678 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 64 X2 4400+ is a desktop one.


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Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
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