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Athlon II X2 260 vs Xeon E3-1230 v5


Description
The 260 is based on K10 architecture while the E3-1230 v5 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 260 gets a score of 27.5 k points while the E3-1230 v5 gets 37.9 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1230 v5 is 1.4 times faster than the 260. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
100f63
506e3
Core
Regor
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/8
TDP
65 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x128 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2010
October 2015
Mean monothread perf.
17.05k points
9.52k points
Mean multithread perf.
27.54k points
37.88k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
260
E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
6.04k
2.59k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
6.2k
3.94k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
1k (x0.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.7k
2k (x1.17)
TOTAL
17.05k
9.52k (x0.56)

Multithread

260

E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
10.02k
10.4k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
10.18k
16.64k (x1.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
4.51k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.25k
6.33k (x2.82)
TOTAL
27.54k
37.88k (x1.38)

Performance/W
260
E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
154 points/W
130 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
157 points/W
208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
78 points/W
56 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
35 points/W
79 points/W
TOTAL
424 points/W
474 points/W

Performance/GHz
260
E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
1886 points/GHz
681 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1939 points/GHz
1037 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
971 points/GHz
263 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
532 points/GHz
525 points/GHz
TOTAL
5328 points/GHz
2506 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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