Xeon E7-8895 v2 vs Athlon II X4 640

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.41
Xeon E7-8895 v2
2014
15 cores / 30 threads, 155 Watt
35.99
+2452%

Xeon E7-8895 v2 outperforms Athlon II X4 640 by a whopping 2452% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2214101
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.4021.96
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)no data
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads430
Base clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB37.5 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration18
SocketAM3no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Xeon E7-8895 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 640 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Xeon E7-8895 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Xeon E7-8895 v2.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X4 640 1.41
Xeon E7-8895 v2 35.99
+2452%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X4 640 2245
Xeon E7-8895 v2 57165
+2446%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.41 35.99
Recency 11 May 2010 1 January 2014
Physical cores 4 15
Threads 4 30
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 155 Watt

Athlon II X4 640 has 63.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8895 v2, on the other hand, has a 2452.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 275% more physical cores and 650% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E7-8895 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 640 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-8895 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 640 and Xeon E7-8895 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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