Intel Xeon E3-1220 vs AMD Athlon 64 3100+ |
Released April, 2011
Intel Xeon E3-1220
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the Intel Xeon E3-1220
 | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much higher clock speed 3.1 GHz |
| | Much better performance per watt 12.06 pt/W | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,722 |
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AMD Athlon 64 3100+
- 1.8 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon 64 3100+
| | Much lower typical power consumption 20.31W | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 6.02 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 21.9 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.1 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 70% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 12.06 pt/W | vs | 1.84 pt/W | More than 6.5x better performance per watt | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,722 | vs | 663 | More than 2.5x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly better PassMark score | 6,076 | vs | 433 | More than 14x better PassMark score | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.49 GHz | vs | 2.47 GHz | More than 40% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 70% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 20.31W | vs | 65W | 3.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 4x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | vs | 19.27 $/year | 3.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | vs | 70.08 $/year | 3.2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Xeon E3-1220 vs Athlon 64 3100+
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Xeon E3-1220 | vs | Athlon 64 3100+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 1155 | |||
| 754 | |||
| 462 | |||
| AM2 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Xeon E3-1220 | vs | Athlon 64 3100+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 69.1°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.49 GHz | 2.47 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.1 GHz | 1.8 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.49 GHz | 2.47 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 80W | 25W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 19.27 $/year | 6.02 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 70.08 $/year | 21.9 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 12.06 pt/W | 1.84 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 65W | 20.31W | |
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