Athlon II X2 270 vs Xeon E5-2697 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2697 v4
2016
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
13.16
+1505%
Athlon II X2 270
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.82

Xeon E5-2697 v4 outperforms Athlon II X2 270 by a whopping 1505% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Athlon II X2 270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5762599
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.705.15
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency8.591.19
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,702$100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 270 has 91% better value for money than Xeon E5-2697 v4.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Athlon II X2 270 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads362
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache4.5 MB1 MB
L3 cache45 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size456.12 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Number of transistors7200 Million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Athlon II X2 270 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA2011AM3
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Athlon II X2 270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Athlon II X2 270 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 E5-2697 v4 and Athlon II X2 270 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Athlon II X2 270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Athlon II X2 270.

PCIe version3.02.0
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.


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 E5-2697 v4 13.16
+1505%
Athlon II X2 270 0.82

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
    • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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 E5-2697 v4 20907
+1497%
Athlon II X2 270 1309

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 E5-2697 v4 1064
+210%
Athlon II X2 270 343

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 E5-2697 v4 7908
+1238%
Athlon II X2 270 591

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.16 0.82
Recency 20 June 2016 1 July 2011
Physical cores 18 2
Threads 36 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2697 v4 has a 1504.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon II X2 270, on the other hand, has 123.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2697 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 270 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2697 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X2 270 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2697 v4 and Athlon II X2 270, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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