Xeon Silver 4309Y vs Phenom II X3 N870

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Xeon Silver 4309Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2316	582
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	7.64
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	3x AMD Phenom II	no data
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	16 December 2010 (13 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	no data	$2293

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N870 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	3	16
Base clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	76 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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 (S1g4)	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Xeon Silver 4309Y. 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, DDR3-1333 memory controller	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 N870 and Xeon Silver 4309Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Xeon Silver 4309Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
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 N870 and Xeon Silver 4309Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Xeon Silver 4309Y.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.09	12.35
Recency	16 December 2010	6 April 2021
Physical cores	3	8
Threads	3	16
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	105 Watt

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