Xeon Gold 6348 vs Phenom II X4 B97

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 B97
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.60
Xeon Gold 6348
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 235 Watt
32.91
+1957%

Xeon Gold 6348 outperforms Phenom II X4 B97 by a whopping 1957% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon Gold 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2092121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.36no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.5913.25
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon Gold 6348 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads456
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size258 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon Gold 6348 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 configuration12
SocketAM3FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt235 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon Gold 6348. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon Gold 6348 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 X4 B97 and Xeon Gold 6348 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon Gold 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon Gold 6348.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

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.

Phenom II X4 B97 1.60
Xeon Gold 6348 32.91
+1957%

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.

Phenom II X4 B97 2539
Xeon Gold 6348 52276
+1959%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.60 32.91
Recency 11 May 2010 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 28
Threads 4 56
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 235 Watt

Phenom II X4 B97 has 147.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6348, on the other hand, has a 1956.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6348 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 B97 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X4 B97 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6348 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 B97 and Xeon Gold 6348, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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