Athlon MP 1200 vs Xeon E3-1246 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Athlon MP 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1304not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon MP
Power efficiency5.17no data
Architecture codenameno dataK7 (2000−2004)
Release date1 April 2014 (10 years ago)5 June 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$265

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Athlon MP 1200 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rate5 GT/s266 MT/s
Multiplierno data9
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data256 KB
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cacheno data
Chip lithography22 nm180 nm
Die sizeno data128 mm2
Number of transistorsno data38 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Athlon MP 1200 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1150no data
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt54.7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Athlon MP 1200. 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-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+-
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Athlon MP 1200 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 E3-1246 v3 and Athlon MP 1200 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 E3-1246 v3 and Athlon MP 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600no data
Maximum memory size32 GB4 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
Execution Units20no data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Athlon MP 1200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Athlon MP 1200 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA2880x1800@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Athlon MP 1200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1246 v3 and Athlon MP 1200.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2014 5 June 2001
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 22 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 54 Watt

Xeon E3-1246 v3 has an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 718.2% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon MP 1200, on the other hand, has 55.6% lower power consumption.

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