AMD Athlon 64 3700+ vs Intel Xeon E5-2690
Physical Specifications
| Socket | AMD Socket 754 | Intel Socket 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| Process size | 130 nm | 32 nm |
| Transistors | 105 million | 2,270 million |
| Die size | unknown | 435 mm² |
| Package | µPGA | FC-LGA10 |
| Foundry | — | Intel |
Performance
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
|---|---|---|
| Turbo clock | — | up to 3.8 GHz |
| Base clock | 200 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 12.0x | 29.0x |
| Multiplier unlocked | No | No |
| Voltage | 1.5 V | 1.35 V |
| TDP | 83 W | 135 W |
Architecture Details
| Vertical Segment | Mobile | Server/Workstation |
|---|---|---|
| Production status | End-of-life | unknown |
| Release date | Apr 14th, 2005 | Mar 6th, 2012 |
| Codename | Newark | Sandy Bridge-EP |
| Generation | Athlon 64 | Xeon E5 |
| Part | AMN3700BKX5BU | SR0HASR0L0 |
| Memory support | unknown Single-channel | DDR3 Quad-channel |
| ECC memory | No | Yes |
| PCI Express | — | Gen 3 |
Cores
| Total Cores | 1 | 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Total Threads | 1 | 16 |
| SMP # CPUs | 1 | 2 |
| Integrated graphics | — | — |
Cache
| Cache L1 | 128K | 64K (per core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cache L2 | 1MB | 256K (per core) |
| Cache L3 | — | 20MB (shared) |
Features & Technologies
| 3DNow! | Yes | — |
|---|---|---|
| 8.0GT/s QPI | — | Yes |
| AES-NI | — | Yes |
| AMD PowerNow! | Yes | — |
| AVX | — | Yes |
| EIST | — | Yes |
| HTT | — | Yes |
| Intel 64 | — | Yes |
| MMX | Yes | Yes |
| SSE | Yes | Yes |
| SSE2 | Yes | Yes |
| SSE3 | — | Yes |
| SSE4.2 | — | Yes |
| SSSE3 | — | Yes |
| TXT | — | Yes |
| VT-d | — | Yes |
| VT-x | — | Yes |
| XD bit | — | Yes |
