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Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

vs

AMD FX-4100

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3 and AMD FX-4100 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Xeon E5-2690 v3

More Total Cores: 12 (12 vs 4)
Larger L3 Cache: 30MB shared (30MB shared vs 8 MB (shared))
Higher Technology: 22 nm (22 nm vs 32 nm)
Higher Memory Type: DDR4-2133 (DDR4-2133 vs DDR3)
Newer Launch Date: September 2014 (September 2014 vs October 2011)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

AMD

September 2014

Launch Date

October 2011

Server

Platform

Desktop

Xeon E5-2690 v3

Model Name

FX-4100

Haswell-EP

Code Name

Zambezi

Intel

Foundry

Xeon E5 (Haswell-EP)

Generation

FX (Zambezi)

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

Basic Frequency

3.6 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

up to 3.9 GHz

2.6 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

64K per core

L1 Cache

192 KB

256K per core

L2 Cache

4 MB

30MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB (shared)

100MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

Intel Socket 2011-3

CPU Socket

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

AMD Socket AM3+

26.0

Multiplier

18.0x

Multiplier Unlocked

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

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.

32 nm

135 W

TDP

95 W

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

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

1,200 million

Memory Specifications

DDR4-2133

Memory Type

DDR3

Memory Channels

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

Dual-channel

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.

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)