Athlon XP 2700+ vs Xeon E5-2678 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon XP 2700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking817not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeonno data
Power efficiency7.30no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Thoroughbred (2001−2002)
Release date2015 (9 years ago)October 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$85

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon XP 2700+ 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads241
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.17 GHz
L1 cache384 KB128 KB
L2 cache3072 KB256 KB
L3 cache30 MB0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm130 nm
Die size356 mm280 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 million37 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon XP 2700+ 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 configuration21
SocketLGA2011-3A
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt68 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon XP 2700+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon XP 2700+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon XP 2700+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon XP 2700+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon XP 2700+.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no 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.



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 E5-2678 v3 14712
+5647%
Athlon XP 2700+ 256

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 1
Threads 24 1
Chip lithography 22 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 68 Watt

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 490.9% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon XP 2700+, on the other hand, has 76.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Athlon XP 2700+. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2678 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon XP 2700+ is a desktop one.


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