Athlon II X4 620e vs Xeon X5670

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5670
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
3.84
+110%
Athlon II X4 620e
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.83

Xeon X5670 outperforms Athlon II X4 620e by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5670 and Athlon II X4 620e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14652008
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.06no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeon (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency3.823.85
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Propus (2009−2011)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)3 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$67no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon X5670 and Athlon II X4 620e 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 speed2.93 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate6400 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size239 mm2169 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,170 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5670 and Athlon II X4 620e 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
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5670 and Athlon II X4 620e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5670 and Athlon II X4 620e 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 X5670 and Athlon II X4 620e 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 X5670 and Athlon II X4 620e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5670 and Athlon II X4 620e.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 X5670 3.84
+110%
Athlon II X4 620e 1.83

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 X5670 6105
+110%
Athlon II X4 620e 2906

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.84 1.83
Recency 16 March 2010 3 May 2011
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon X5670 has a 109.8% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon II X4 620e, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5670 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 620e in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5670 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X4 620e is a desktop one.


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