Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 vs AMD Athlon 300U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3 and AMD Athlon 300U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

AMD Athlon 300U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1879 vs 1799
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5770 vs 3923

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1879 vs 1799
PassMark - CPU mark	5770 vs 3923

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 300U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 300U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1879

1799

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5770

3923

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3	AMD Athlon 300U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1879	1799
PassMark - CPU mark	5770	3923
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1084
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1084
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3027
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3027

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1268L v3	AMD Athlon 300U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'13
Place in performance rating	1339	1333
Processor Number	E3-1268LV3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family	AMD Athlon Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray		YM300UC4T2OFG
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	4
Compute Cores		5
L1 cache		193 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		105°C
Number of GPU cores		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1000 MHz
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm (LGA1150)
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics API support
DirectX		12