Athlon X4 970 vs Xeon E5-4607

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-4607
2012
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
4.40
+165%
Athlon X4 970
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.66

Xeon E5-4607 outperforms Athlon X4 970 by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4607 and Athlon X4 970 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13492076
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.382.42
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4607 and Athlon X4 970 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 speed2.2 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size435 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4607 and Athlon X4 970 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 configuration41
SocketFCLGA2011AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4607 and Athlon X4 970. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4607 and Athlon X4 970 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-4607 and Athlon X4 970 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 E5-4607 and Athlon X4 970. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4607 and Athlon X4 970.

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.


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 E5-4607 4.40
+165%
Athlon X4 970 1.66

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 E5-4607 6986
+164%
Athlon X4 970 2644

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.40 1.66
Recency 14 May 2012 27 July 2017
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-4607 has a 165.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Athlon X4 970, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-4607 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 970 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-4607 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon X4 970 is a desktop one.


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