FX-4100 vs Xeon E5-2678 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and FX-4100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	744	1960
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.87	0.24
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Xeon	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date	2015 (9 years ago)	12 October 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price	$148	$28

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has 2763% better value for money than FX-4100.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and FX-4100 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	3072 KB	4096 KB
L3 cache	30 MB	8192 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	356 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	84 °C	no data
Number of transistors	5,560 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.1 V - Max: 1.4125 V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and FX-4100 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	LGA2011-3	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and FX-4100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and FX-4100 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 FX-4100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 FX-4100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3, DDR4

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and FX-4100.

PCIe version	3.0	n/a
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 E5-2678 v3 outperforms FX-4100 by 463% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.52	1.69
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	95 Watt

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