Xeon E7-2870 v2 vs FX-6350

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Primary details

Comparing FX-6350 and Xeon E7-2870 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1654not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.17no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)no data
Release date29 April 2013 (11 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-6350 and Xeon E7-2870 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)15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads630
Base clock speed3.9 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L2 cache6144 KBno data
L3 cacheno data30 MB
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °C73 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.25 V - Max: 1.4125 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6350 and Xeon E7-2870 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+FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6350 and Xeon E7-2870 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-+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

FX-6350 and Xeon E7-2870 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-6350 and Xeon E7-2870 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-6350 and Xeon E7-2870 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85 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-6350 and Xeon E7-2870 v2.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 April 2013 1 January 2014
Physical cores 6 15
Threads 6 30
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 130 Watt

FX-6350 has 4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-2870 v2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between FX-6350 and Xeon E7-2870 v2. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-6350 is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-2870 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-6350 and Xeon E7-2870 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD FX-6350
FX-6350
Intel Xeon E7-2870 v2
Xeon E7-2870 v2

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.8 365 votes

Rate FX-6350 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

No user ratings yet.

Rate Xeon E7-2870 v2 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about FX-6350 or Xeon E7-2870 v2, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.