Athlon 3000G vs Xeon E5607

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5607
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.76
Athlon 3000G
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.93
+66.5%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Xeon E5607 by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5607 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20421664
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.675.27
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Power efficiency2.017.63
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)7 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$135$49

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 3000G has 687% better value for money than Xeon E5607.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5607 and Athlon 3000G 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.26 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed0.27 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2209.78 mm2?
Number of transistors1,170 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5607 and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366AM4
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5607 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5607 and Athlon 3000G 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 E5607 and Athlon 3000G 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 E5607 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size288 GB64 GB?
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5607 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data6

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 E5607 1.76
Athlon 3000G 2.93
+66.5%

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 E5607 2686
Athlon 3000G 4482
+66.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 2.93
Recency 14 February 2011 7 November 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5607 has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has a 66.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5607 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5607 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon 3000G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5607 and Athlon 3000G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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