Phenom II X4 980 BE vs Xeon E3-1230 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Phenom II X4 980 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1352not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.00no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency5.07no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-WS (2013−2014)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date2 June 2013 (11 years ago)3 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$240no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Phenom II X4 980 BE 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 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size160 mm2258 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Phenom II X4 980 BE 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 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Phenom II X4 980 BE. 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 E3-1230 v3 and Phenom II X4 980 BE 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 E3-1230 v3 and Phenom II X4 980 BE 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 v3 and Phenom II X4 980 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 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 v3 and Phenom II X4 980 BE.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2013 3 May 2011
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E3-1230 v3 has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 56.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1230 v3 and Phenom II X4 980 BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1230 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X4 980 BE is a desktop one.


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