Athlon II X4 630 vs Xeon X3470

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X3470
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 95 Watt
2.14
+51.8%

Xeon X3470 outperforms Athlon II X4 630 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3470 and Athlon II X4 630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18852232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data6.02
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.051.35
Architecture codenameno dataPropus (2009−2011)
Release date1 July 2009 (15 years ago)16 September 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$63

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X3470 and Athlon II X4 630 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.93 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3470 and Athlon II X4 630 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3470 and Athlon II X4 630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3470 and Athlon II X4 630 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 X3470 and Athlon II X4 630 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 X3470 and Athlon II X4 630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3470 and Athlon II X4 630.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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 X3470 2.14
+51.8%
Athlon II X4 630 1.41

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 X3470 3269
+51.8%
Athlon II X4 630 2153

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.14 1.41
Recency 1 July 2009 16 September 2009
Threads 8 4

Xeon X3470 has a 51.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Athlon II X4 630, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.

The Xeon X3470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 630 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X3470 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X4 630 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3470 and Athlon II X4 630, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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