Athlon II X3 450 vs Xeon E5-2680 v3
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by a whopping 725% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Athlon II X3 450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 729 | 2267 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.35 | 4.89 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-EP (2014) | Rana (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 8 September 2014 (9 years ago) | 21 September 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $45 |
| Current price | $41 | $22 (0.5x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5-2680 v3 has 296% better value for money than Athlon II X3 450.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Athlon II X3 450 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 30 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 356 mm2 | 169 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,560 million | 300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Athlon II X3 450 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 | 2011-3 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Athlon II X3 450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Athlon II X3 450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Athlon II X3 450 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Athlon II X3 450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Athlon II X3 450.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| 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.
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 E5-2680 v3 outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by 725% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by 729% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by 218% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5-2680 v3 outperforms Athlon II X3 450 by 731% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.82 | 1.19 |
| Recency | 8 September 2014 | 21 September 2010 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 3 |
| Threads | 24 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 120 Watt | 95 Watt |
Xeon E5-2680 v3 has a 725.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon II X3 450, on the other hand, has 26.3% lower power consumption.
The Xeon E5-2680 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X3 450 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X3 450 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v3 and Athlon II X3 450, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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