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Differences
Top features of Intel Xeon E3-1270
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Higher clock speed3.40 GHz
3.30 GHz
Around -3% better clock speed -
Performance per watt80 W
95 W
About 1.19 0.97 times less performance per watt
Top features of AMD Athlon II X3 455
Specifications
Complete list of technical specificationsCPU generation and family
Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon E3-1270 and AMD Athlon II X3 455 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Name |
Intel Xeon E3-1270
AMD Athlon II X3 455
|
| Family |
Intel Xeon E3
AMD Athlon II
|
| CPU group |
Intel Xeon E3
AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana)
|
| Segment |
Desktop / Server
Desktop / Server
|
| Generation |
2
1
|
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon E3-1270 vs AMD Athlon II X3 455 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads |
4 / 8
3 / 3
|
| Core architecture |
normal
normal
|
| Cores |
4x
3x
|
| Hyperthreading / SMT |
Yes
No
|
| Overclocking |
No
No
|
| Frequency |
3.40 GHz
3.30 GHz
|
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core) |
3.80 GHz
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|
Internal Graphics
Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon E3-1270 and AMD Athlon II X3 455 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| GPU name |
no iGPU
no iGPU
|
| GPU (Turbo) |
No turbo
No turbo
|
Hardware codec support
Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon E3-1270 and AMD Athlon II X3 455. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit) |
No
No
|
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit) |
No
No
|
| h264 |
No
No
|
| VP8 |
No
No
|
| VP9 |
No
No
|
| AV1 |
No
No
|
| AVC |
No
No
|
| VC-1 |
No
No
|
| JPEG |
No
No
|
Memory & PCIe
To choose the best model between Intel Xeon E3-1270 and AMD Athlon II X3 455 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory type |
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1333
|
| Max. Memory |
32 GB
16 GB
|
| Memory channels |
2 (Dual Channel)
2 (Dual Channel)
|
| Bandwidth |
--
21.3 GB/s
|
| ECC |
Yes
No
|
| PCIe |
2.0 x 20
2.0
|
| AES-NI |
Yes
No
|
Thermal Management
Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon E3-1270 or AMD Athlon II X3 455? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| TDP (PL1) |
80 W
95 W
|
Technical details
Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon E3-1270 and AMD Athlon II X3 455 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Technology |
32 nm
45 nm
|
| Chip design |
Monolithic
|
| Socket |
LGA 1155
AM3
|
| L2-Cache |
--
1.50 MB
|
| L3-Cache |
8.00 MB
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|
| Architecture |
Sandy-Bridge
Rana
|
| Operating systems |
Windows 10, Linux
Windows 10, Linux
|
| Virtualization |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
AMD-V
|
| Instruction set (ISA) |
x86-64 (64 bit)
x86-64 (64 bit)
|
| ISA extensions |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
|
| Release date |
Q2/2011
Q4/2010
|
| Release price |
339 $
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|
