Athlon X4 950 vs Xeon E3-1220 v5

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1220 v5
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
3.66
+61.9%
Athlon X4 950
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.26

Xeon E3-1220 v5 outperforms Athlon X4 950 by an impressive 62% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Athlon X4 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14871814
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.463.66
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency4.333.29
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$203$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon X4 950 has 49% better value for money than Xeon E3-1220 v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Athlon X4 950 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 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size122 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,750 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Athlon X4 950 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Athlon X4 950. 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++
FMA-+
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+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Athlon X4 950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Athlon X4 950 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
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 v5 and Athlon X4 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Athlon X4 950 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Athlon X4 950 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Athlon X4 950.

PCIe version3.0no data
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 v5 3.66
+61.9%
Athlon X4 950 2.26

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 v5 5815
+61.7%
Athlon X4 950 3596

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 v5 1220
+86.3%
Athlon X4 950 655

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 v5 3440
+112%
Athlon X4 950 1625

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.66 2.26
Recency 19 October 2015 27 July 2017
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E3-1220 v5 has a 61.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X4 950, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1220 v5 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 v5 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon X4 950 is a desktop one.


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