Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 vs AMD FX-6300

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3 and AMD FX-6300 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

AMD FX-6300

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
18 more threads: 24 vs 6
Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 84.5°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1770 vs 1486
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24280 vs 4220
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 713 vs 527
4.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7890 vs 1914
Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.094 vs 6.894
4.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 78.362 vs 16.151
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.114 vs 0.339
5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 4.329 vs 0.85
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.027 vs 4.758

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 6
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770 vs 1486
PassMark - CPU mark	24280 vs 4220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713 vs 527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890 vs 1914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.094 vs 6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.362 vs 16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.114 vs 0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.329 vs 0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.027 vs 4.758

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6300

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 26% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
CPU 2: AMD FX-6300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1770

1486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

24280

4220

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

527

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

7890

1914

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.094

6.894

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

78.362

16.151

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.114

0.339

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.329

0.85

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.027

4.758

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	AMD FX-6300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1770	1486
PassMark - CPU mark	24280	4220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	713	527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7890	1914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.094	6.894
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	78.362	16.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.114	0.339
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	4.329	0.85
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.027	4.758
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2087

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3	AMD FX-6300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Vishera
Launch date	Q3'14	October 2012
Place in performance rating	1739	2673
Processor Number	E5-2680V3
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		FD6300WMHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD6300WMW6KHK
Price now		$58.99
Value for money (0-100)		31.81
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus Speed	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	84.5°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.8 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: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 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	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
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)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
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™)