Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 vs Xeon E3-1270

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1270 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1552not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.16no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno data2x AMD Turion Ultra
Power efficiency3.99no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Puma (2008−2009)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)3 June 2008 (16 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 Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 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)
Threads82
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size216 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1270 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 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
SocketLGA1155S1g2
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+
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 Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 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 Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 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 E3-1270 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1270 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 April 2011 3 June 2008
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 32 Watt

Xeon E3-1270 has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1270 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1270 is a server/workstation processor while Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1270 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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