Athlon II X4 630 vs Xeon E3-1220 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v3
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.27
+140%
Athlon II X4 630
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.36

Xeon E3-1220 v3 outperforms Athlon II X4 630 by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Athlon II X4 630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15982248
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.806.02
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.871.35
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Propus (2009−2011)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)16 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$239$63

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X4 630 has 234% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Athlon II X4 630 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size160 mm2169 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Athlon II X4 630 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
SocketFCLGA1150AM3
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Athlon II X4 630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
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 Athlon II X4 630 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 Athlon II X4 630 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Athlon II X4 630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Athlon II X4 630.

PCIe version3.02.0
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 3.27
+140%
Athlon II X4 630 1.36

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 5193
+141%
Athlon II X4 630 2157

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.

Xeon E3-1220 v3 1121
+277%
Athlon II X4 630 297

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.

Xeon E3-1220 v3 3223
+261%
Athlon II X4 630 892

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.27 1.36
Recency 2 June 2013 16 September 2009
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 v3 has a 140.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 18.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1220 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 630 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X4 630 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1220 v3 and Athlon II X4 630, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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