Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2
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Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 vs AMD A6-3670K. Specifications

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Released
Q1/2014
Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2
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Q4/2011
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AMD A6-3670K
AMD A6-3670K

What's the best choice Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 or AMD A6-3670K? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 15 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 130 W. Released in Q1/2014.

AMD A6-3670K has a base frequency of 2.70 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 100 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    11 more cores

    15 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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AMD A6-3670K Reasons to consider
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    100 W left arrow 130 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A6-3670K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1128 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    671 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    523 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    866 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2
AMD A6-3670K AMD A6-3670K
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon E7 v2 left arrow AMD A6-3000
  • Family
    Intel Xeon E7 left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.5 GHz left arrow 2.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    15 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    30 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.1 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (15 Cores)
    3.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
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.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 11
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 5
  • Generation
    - left arrow 3
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 440 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon HD 6530D
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 1 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2010
  • Shader
    - left arrow 320
  • Technology
    - left arrow 32 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A6-3670K and Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 and AMD A6-3670K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    130 W left arrow 100 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon E7-2880 v2 and AMD A6-3670K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge EX left arrow Llano (K10)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L3-Cache
    38 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2014 left arrow Q4/2011
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow FM1
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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