Intel Xeon E3-1270 vs AMD A4-4000

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon E3-1270 and AMD A4-4000 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon E3-1270 AMD A4-4000
• Family
  Intel Xeon E3 AMD A
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon E3 AMD A4-4000
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  2 2

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon E3-1270 vs AMD A4-4000 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  No No
• Frequency
  3.40 GHz 3.00 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon E3-1270 and AMD A4-4000 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU AMD Radeon HD 7480D
• GPU frequency
  0.72 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  2
• Shader
  128
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  4
• Technology
  32 nm
• Release date
  Q2/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon E3-1270 and AMD A4-4000. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No Decode
• VP8
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon E3-1270 and AMD A4-4000 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR3-1333 DDR3-1333
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 2
• ECC
  Yes No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon E3-1270 or AMD A4-4000? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  80 W 65 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon E3-1270 and AMD A4-4000 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  32 nm 32 nm
• Socket
  LGA 1155 FM2
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB 1.00 MB
• Architecture
  Sandy-Bridge Richland (Piledriver)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• Release date
  Q2/2011 Q2/2013