Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs AMD FX-6200

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 and AMD FX-6200 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, 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).

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

AMD FX-6200

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
18 more threads: 24 vs 6
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 61.10°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1704 vs 1409
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22248 vs 4105
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 705 vs 513
3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7047 vs 1934

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1704 vs 1409
PassMark - CPU mark	22248 vs 4105
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	705 vs 513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047 vs 1934

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6200

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.10 GHz

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.10 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
CPU 2: AMD FX-6200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1704

1409

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22248

4105

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

705

513

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7047

1934

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	AMD FX-6200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1704	1409
PassMark - CPU mark	22248	4105
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	705	513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7047	1934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.71
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.445

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3	AMD FX-6200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zambezi
Launch date	Q3'14	February 2012
Place in performance rating	1289	2638
Processor Number	E5-2670V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD6200FRGUBOX
OPN Tray		FD6200FRW6KGU
Price now		$339.95
Value for money (0-100)		5.31
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C	61.10°C
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	24	6
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L2 cache		6 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.3 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866/2133	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	n / a
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)