Xeon X3480 vs Athlon II X4 651

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 651
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
2.26
+9.7%
Xeon X3480
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.06

Athlon II X4 651 outperforms Xeon X3480 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 651 and Xeon X3480 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18301905
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.27
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.142.05
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date14 November 2011 (13 years ago)30 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 651 and Xeon X3480 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed3 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.73 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm2296 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data73 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 651 and Xeon X3480 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 configuration11
SocketFM1FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 651 and Xeon X3480. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 651 and Xeon X3480 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 651 and Xeon X3480 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 651 and Xeon X3480. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 651 and Xeon X3480.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Athlon II X4 651 2.26
+9.7%
Xeon X3480 2.06

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.

Athlon II X4 651 3584
+9.5%
Xeon X3480 3273

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 2.06
Recency 14 November 2011 30 May 2010
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon II X4 651 has a 9.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon X3480, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 5.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X4 651 and Xeon X3480.

Note that Athlon II X4 651 is a desktop processor while Xeon X3480 is a server/workstation one.


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