Athlon X4 760K vs Xeon X5672

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5672
2011, $115
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.85
+68.6%

Xeon X5672 outperforms Athlon X4 760K by an impressive 69% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking18752264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.07no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.221.82
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelGlobalFoundries
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date14 February 2011 (14 years ago)1 June 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$115no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5672 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192K
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature83 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5672 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5672 and Athlon X4 760K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
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 X5672 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 X5672 and Athlon X4 760K 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 X5672 and Athlon X4 760K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5672 and Athlon X4 760K.

PCIe version2.02.0

Synthetic benchmarks

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 X5672 2.85
+68.6%
Athlon X4 760K 1.69

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 X5672 5036
+68.8%
Samples: 31
Athlon X4 760K 2983
Samples: 353

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.85 1.69
Recency 14 February 2011 1 June 2013
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon X5672 has a 68.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 5.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon X4 760K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years.

The Intel Xeon X5672 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X4 760K in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5672 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon X4 760K is a desktop one.

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