Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 9 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 2
Around 68% higher clock speed: 3.20 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 65 nm
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2913 vs 999
13.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 21273 vs 1610

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2013 vs December 2006
Number of cores	10 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2913 vs 999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	21273 vs 1610

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2913

999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

21273

1610

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1555
PassMark - CPU mark	18945
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2913	999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	21273	1610

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Brisbane
Launch date	September 2013	December 2006
Place in performance rating	472	2192
Price now	$2,250	$60
Processor Number	E5-2470V2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	1.68	4.76
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Die size	160 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	10	2
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	20
Transistor count	1400 million	154 million
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)