Xeon 6979P vs Phenom II X4 N950

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N950 and Xeon 6979P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2120not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency4.22no data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N950 and Xeon 6979P 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)120
Threads4240
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N950 and Xeon 6979P 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 configurationno data2
SocketS17529
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Xeon 6979P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N950 and Xeon 6979P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Xeon 6979P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Xeon 6979P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Xeon 6979P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 October 2010 24 September 2024
Physical cores 4 120
Threads 4 240
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 500 Watt

Phenom II X4 N950 has 1328.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6979P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 2900% more physical cores and 5900% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 N950 and Xeon 6979P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 N950 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6979P is a server/workstation one.


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