A8-7200P vs Xeon E3-1270

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1270
2011
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
3.37
+148%
A8-7200P
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.36

Xeon E3-1270 outperforms A8-7200P by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 and A8-7200P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15732252
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.24no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Kaveri
Power efficiency3.993.68
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$369no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1270 and A8-7200P 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 speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size216 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C102 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million2410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 and A8-7200P 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA1155FP3
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 and A8-7200P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+
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
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1270 and A8-7200P 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 E3-1270 and A8-7200P are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1270 and A8-7200P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1270 and A8-7200P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1270 and A8-7200P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 and A8-7200P.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes20no data

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 E3-1270 3.37
+148%
A8-7200P 1.36

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 E3-1270 5350
+148%
A8-7200P 2154

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 E3-1270 607
+60.2%
A8-7200P 379

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 E3-1270 2034
+99.4%
A8-7200P 1020

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.37 1.36
Recency 3 April 2011 4 June 2014
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E3-1270 has a 147.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

A8-7200P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E3-1270 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7200P in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1270 is a server/workstation processor while A8-7200P is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1270 and A8-7200P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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