Athlon X4 860K vs Xeon E5-1650 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-1650 v3
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
6.56
+204%
Athlon X4 860K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.16

Xeon E5-1650 v3 outperforms Athlon X4 860K by a whopping 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Athlon X4 860K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10481860
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.432.15
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)12 August 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Athlon X4 860K 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)256K
L2 cache256K (per core)4 MB
L3 cache15 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size356 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Athlon X4 860K 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
SocketFCLGA2011FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Athlon X4 860K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
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
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Athlon X4 860K 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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Athlon X4 860K 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 E5-1650 v3 and Athlon X4 860K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1650 v3 and Athlon X4 860K.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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 E5-1650 v3 6.56
+204%
Athlon X4 860K 2.16

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 E5-1650 v3 10413
+203%
Athlon X4 860K 3431

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 E5-1650 v3 1213
+164%
Athlon X4 860K 459

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 E5-1650 v3 5513
+389%
Athlon X4 860K 1127

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.56 2.16
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon E5-1650 v3 has a 203.7% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X4 860K, on the other hand, has 47.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-1650 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 860K in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1650 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon X4 860K is a desktop one.


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