AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 860K

Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 69 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1871 vs 1520
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4676 vs 3428
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 671 vs 531
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2310 vs 1593

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	69 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1871 vs 1520
PassMark - CPU mark	4676 vs 3428
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	671 vs 531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2310 vs 1593

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1520

1871

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3428

4676

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

531

671

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1593

2310

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520	1871
PassMark - CPU mark	3428	4676
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531	671
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593	2310
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.03
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.669
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.831

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 860K	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v2
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2840	1824
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Launch date		May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$220
Price now		$329.11
Processor Number		E3-1220V2
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		5.99
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32.77 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	69 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)