Xeon Silver 4310T vs Phenom II X4 850
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Silver 4310T outperforms Phenom II X4 850 by a whopping 786% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 850 and Xeon Silver 4310T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2044 | 513 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.32 | 27.60 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Architecture codename | Propus (2009−2011) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 1 June 2011 (13 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $111 | no data |
| Current price | $60 (0.5x MSRP) | $714 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Silver 4310T has 1090% better value for money than Phenom II X4 850.
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 850 and Xeon Silver 4310T 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 15 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 88 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 88 °C |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 850 and Xeon Silver 4310T 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | AM3 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 850 and Xeon Silver 4310T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 X4 850 and Xeon Silver 4310T 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 X4 850 and Xeon Silver 4310T are enumerated here.
| 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 X4 850 and Xeon Silver 4310T. 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 X4 850 and Xeon Silver 4310T.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
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.
Xeon Silver 4310T outperforms Phenom II X4 850 by 786% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon Silver 4310T outperforms Phenom II X4 850 by 788% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.53 | 13.56 |
| Recency | 1 June 2011 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 10 |
| Threads | 4 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 105 Watt |
The Xeon Silver 4310T is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 850 in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X4 850 is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4310T is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 850 and Xeon Silver 4310T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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