Xeon E5503 vs Phenom II X3 P820
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X3 P820 outperforms Xeon E5503 by a substantial 30% 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 | 3073 | 3203 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.01 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.01 | 0.24 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Gainestown (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (15 years ago) | 16 March 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $287 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E5503 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 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 P820 and Xeon E5503 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 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E5503. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| 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 P820 and Xeon E5503 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 P820 and Xeon E5503 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 P820 and Xeon E5503. 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 | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E5503.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.60 | 0.46 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 16 March 2010 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 80 Watt |
Phenom II X3 P820 has a 30.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 220% lower power consumption.
The AMD Phenom II X3 P820 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E5503 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X3 P820 is a notebook processor while Xeon E5503 is a server/workstation one.
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