Athlon 3000G vs Xeon E3-1265L v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1265L v2
2012
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
3.36
+14.7%

Xeon E3-1265L v2 outperforms Athlon 3000G by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1265L v2 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15841664
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.765.27
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency6.817.63
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)7 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$142$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 3000G has 91% better value for money than Xeon E3-1265L v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1265L v2 and Athlon 3000G 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2209.78 mm2?
Number of transistors1,400 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1265L v2 and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1155AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1265L v2 and Athlon 3000G. 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++
AVX++
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
FDI+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1265L v2 and Athlon 3000G 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 E3-1265L v2 and Athlon 3000G 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 E3-1265L v2 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size32.77 GB64 GB?
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 2500AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1265L v2 and Athlon 3000G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1265L v2 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data6

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 E3-1265L v2 3.36
+14.7%
Athlon 3000G 2.93

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 E3-1265L v2 5148
+14.9%
Athlon 3000G 4482

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 E3-1265L v2 497
Athlon 3000G 958
+92.8%

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 E3-1265L v2 1770
Athlon 3000G 1964
+11%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.36 2.93
Integrated graphics card 0.69 2.98
Recency 14 May 2012 7 November 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E3-1265L v2 has a 14.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has 331.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1265L v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 3000G in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1265L v2 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 3000G is a desktop one.


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