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Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 vs AMD FX-8150. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
Released
Q4/2011
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AMD FX-8150
AMD FX-8150

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 or AMD FX-8150? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 115 W. Released in Q3/2013.

AMD FX-8150 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    873 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    115 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    760 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    313 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1075 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    479 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    514 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    52 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    509 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    146 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    367 place
AMD FX-8150 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8150
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1112 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 21 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8150 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1121 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    894 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    612 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    375 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    355 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    383 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    682 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
AMD FX-8150 AMD FX-8150
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E5 left arrow AMD FX
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E5 v2 left arrow AMD FX-8000
  • Successor
    Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.50 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.30 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-8150 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    40 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 and AMD FX-8150 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    115 W left arrow 125 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    25.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge EP left arrow Vishera (Bulldozer)
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow AM3+
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q4/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 and AMD FX-8150.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
551
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
512
AMD FX-8150
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
5876
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
2431
AMD FX-8150
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2670
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
2056
AMD FX-8150
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
48560
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
10660
AMD FX-8150
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.38
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
1.14
AMD FX-8150
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
12.93
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
5.91
AMD FX-8150
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
15021
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2
7720
AMD FX-8150

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