Athlon X4 760K vs Xeon E5-2673 v2

Place in the ranking	954	1974
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	6.57	1.77
Architecture codename	no data	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	1 October 2013 (11 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Athlon X4 760K 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	192K
L2 cache	no data	4 MB
L3 cache	25 MB	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	°C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	0.65-1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Athlon X4 760K 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Athlon X4 760K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Athlon X4 760K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Athlon X4 760K 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 E5-2673 v2 and Athlon X4 760K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600, DDR3-1866	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Athlon X4 760K.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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 E5-2673 v2 7.92
+308%

Athlon X4 760K 1.94

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 E5-2673 v2 12128
+308%

Athlon X4 760K 2971

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 E5-2673 v2 611
+39.5%

Athlon X4 760K 438

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 E5-2673 v2 4002
+285%

Athlon X4 760K 1039

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.92	1.94
Recency	1 October 2013	1 June 2013
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	100 Watt

Xeon E5-2673 v2 has a 308.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 45.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X4 760K, on the other hand, has 10% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2673 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 760K in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2673 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon X4 760K is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2673 v2 and Athlon X4 760K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.