Xeon E5-2470 v2 vs FX-6300

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Aggregate performance score

FX-6300
2012
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
2.60
Xeon E5-2470 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 95 Watt
6.72
+158%

Xeon E5-2470 v2 outperforms FX-6300 by a whopping 158% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17311036
Place by popularity58not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.596.69
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$132no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads620
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache288 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache6144 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size315 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C80 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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 configuration12
SocketAM3+FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Xeon E5-2470 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

FX-6300 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-6300 and Xeon E5-2470 v2 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 FX-6300 and Xeon E5-2470 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data384 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Xeon E5-2470 v2.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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.

FX-6300 2.60
Xeon E5-2470 v2 6.72
+158%

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.

FX-6300 4137
Xeon E5-2470 v2 10675
+158%

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.

FX-6300 456
Xeon E5-2470 v2 479
+5%

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.

FX-6300 1431
Xeon E5-2470 v2 3160
+121%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.60 6.72
Recency 23 October 2012 1 September 2013
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 6 20
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm

Xeon E5-2470 v2 has a 158.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 66.7% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-2470 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-6300 in performance tests.

Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2470 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6300 and Xeon E5-2470 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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