FX-6200 vs Xeon E5620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.26
FX-6200
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 125 Watt
2.55
+12.8%

FX-6200 outperforms Xeon E5620 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18921806
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.701.95
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Zambezi (2011−2012)
Release date16 March 2010 (15 years ago)27 February 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5620 and FX-6200 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)288 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)6144 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)8192 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2315 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C61 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
P0 Vcore voltageno dataMin: 1.3 V - Max: 1.4125 V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5620 and FX-6200 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5620 and FX-6200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5620 and FX-6200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5620 and FX-6200 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 E5620 and FX-6200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5620 and FX-6200.

PCIe version2.0n/a

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.

Xeon E5620 2.26
FX-6200 2.55
+12.8%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon E5620 3621
FX-6200 4092
+13%

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.

Xeon E5620 366
FX-6200 417
+13.9%

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.

Xeon E5620 1451
+9.3%
FX-6200 1327

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 2.55
Recency 16 March 2010 27 February 2012
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E5620 has 33.3% more threads, and 56.3% lower power consumption.

FX-6200, on the other hand, has a 12.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% more physical cores.

The AMD FX-6200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5620 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5620 is a server/workstation processor while FX-6200 is a desktop one.

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