Xeon D-2896NT vs Phenom II X2 570 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 570 BE and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameCallisto (2009−2010)no data
Release date3 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 570 BE and Xeon D-2896NT 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 cores2 (Dual-core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads240
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)30 MB
Chip lithography45 nmno data
Die size258 mm2no data
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 570 BE and Xeon D-2896NT 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 570 BE and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 570 BE and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 570 BE and Xeon D-2896NT are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 570 BE and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 570 BE and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data32
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 May 2010 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 20
Threads 2 40
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 117 Watt

Phenom II X2 570 BE has 46.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2896NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, and 900% more physical cores and 1900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 570 BE and Xeon D-2896NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X2 570 BE is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2896NT is a server/workstation one.


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