Athlon X4 760K vs Xeon X3470

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3470 and Athlon X4 760K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1798	1888
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.74	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	1 July 2009 (14 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price	$130	$31

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3470 and Athlon X4 760K 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	no data	192K
L2 cache	no data	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB Intel® Smart Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3470 and Athlon X4 760K 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3470 and Athlon X4 760K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
PowerNow	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X3470 and Athlon X4 760K 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 X3470 and Athlon X4 760K are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3470 and Athlon X4 760K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3470 and Athlon X4 760K.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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 X3470 outperforms Athlon X4 760K by 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.11	1.91
Recency	1 July 2009	1 June 2013
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	100 Watt

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