A6 Pro-7050B vs Xeon E3-1220 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v3
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.28
+413%
A6 Pro-7050B
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.64

Xeon E3-1220 v3 outperforms A6 Pro-7050B by a whopping 413% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v3 and A6 Pro-7050B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15872762
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.64no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Kaveri
Power efficiency3.863.55
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$239no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v3 and A6 Pro-7050B 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size160 mm2245 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v3 and A6 Pro-7050B 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1150FP3
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and A6 Pro-7050B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX286x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v3 and A6 Pro-7050B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and A6 Pro-7050B are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and A6 Pro-7050B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core countno data3
Number of pipelinesno data192
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1220 v3 and A6 Pro-7050B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and A6 Pro-7050B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and A6 Pro-7050B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


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 E3-1220 v3 3.28
+413%
A6 Pro-7050B 0.64

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.

Xeon E3-1220 v3 5184
+414%
A6 Pro-7050B 1009

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.28 0.64
Recency 2 June 2013 4 June 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 v3 has a 412.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

A6 Pro-7050B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 370.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1220 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6 Pro-7050B in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 v3 is a server/workstation processor while A6 Pro-7050B is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1220 v3 and A6 Pro-7050B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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