Atom x7405C vs Xeon E3-1270 v6

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom x7405C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1136	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.95	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Power efficiency	7.39	no data
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Amston Lake (2024)
Release date	28 March 2017 (7 years ago)	8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$328	$57

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom x7405C 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	38	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom x7405C 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	12 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom x7405C. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom x7405C technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom x7405C are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom x7405C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom x7405C integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom x7405C integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 v6 and Atom x7405C.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	9

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 March 2017	8 April 2024
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	72 Watt	12 Watt

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