Athlon X4 730 vs Xeon E3-1230 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1230 v2
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 69 Watt
4.05
+172%

Xeon E3-1230 v2 outperforms Athlon X4 730 by a whopping 172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Athlon X4 730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14322175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.63no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency5.352.09
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)2 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$360no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Athlon X4 730 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192K
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm32 nm
Die size160 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Athlon X4 730 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
SocketFCLGA1155FM2
Power consumption (TDP)69 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Athlon X4 730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Athlon X4 730 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Athlon X4 730 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 E3-1230 v2 and Athlon X4 730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size32.77 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Athlon X4 730.

PCIe version3.02.0

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 E3-1230 v2 4.05
+172%
Athlon X4 730 1.49

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 E3-1230 v2 6198
+172%
Athlon X4 730 2278

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.05 1.49
Recency 14 May 2012 2 October 2012
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 69 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E3-1230 v2 has a 171.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X4 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 6.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1230 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 730 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1230 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon X4 730 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1230 v2 and Athlon X4 730, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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