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Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3

vs

AMD Athlon II X3 460

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3 and AMD Athlon II X3 460 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Xeon E5-2667 v3

More Total Cores: 8 (8 vs 3)
Higher Technology: 22 nm (22 nm vs 45 nm)
Newer PCI Express Version: 3.0 (3.0 vs Gen 2)
Higher Memory Type: DDR4 1600/1866/2133 (DDR4 1600/1866/2133 vs DDR3)
Newer Launch Date: September 2014 (September 2014 vs May 2011)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

AMD

September 2014

Launch Date

May 2011

Server

Platform

Desktop

E5-2667V3

Model Name

Athlon II X3 460

Haswell

Code Name

Rana

Generation

Athlon II X3 (Rana)

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

3.20 GHz

Basic Frequency

3.4 GHz

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

3.60 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Yes

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

2.0

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

3.60 GHz

Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency

L1 Cache

128 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

512 KB (per core)

20 MB

L3 Cache

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

20 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Cache

FCLGA2011

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AMD Socket AM3

Multiplier

17.0x

Multiplier Unlocked

Yes

Intel AES New Instructions

22 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

45 nm

135 W

TDP

95 W

3.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Gen 2

Max Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

64-bit

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

Yes

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

x4 | x8 | x16

PCI Express Configurations

PCI Express (PCIe) Configurations describe the available PCIe lane configurations that can be used to link to PCIe devices.

Transistor Count

300 million

Memory Specifications

DDR4 1600/1866/2133

Memory Type

DDR3

768 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Dual-channel

9.6 GT/s

Bus Speed

68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

Yes

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Intel Flex Memory Access

GPU Specifications

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Miscellaneous

Intel® AVX2

Intel Standard Manageability (ISM)

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.

Yes

Intel OS Guard