Xeon E5506 vs Phenom II X3 N830
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5506 outperforms Phenom II X3 N830 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3034 | 2627 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.57 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.76 | 0.59 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Gainestown (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (15 years ago) | 30 March 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $43 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 N830 and Xeon E5506 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 cores | 3 (Tri-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 0.13 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 263 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 731 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N830 and Xeon E5506 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 configuration | no data | 2 |
| Socket | S1 | FCLGA1366,PLGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Xeon E5506. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 40 Bit |
Security technologies
Phenom II X3 N830 and Xeon E5506 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Xeon E5506 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Xeon E5506. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 144 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 19.2 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Xeon E5506.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.63 | 1.12 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 30 March 2009 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 4 |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 80 Watt |
Phenom II X3 N830 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 128.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon E5506, on the other hand, has a 77.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
The Intel Xeon E5506 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X3 N830 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X3 N830 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5506 is a server/workstation one.
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