Xeon X5667 vs Phenom II X6 1045T
Aggregate performance score
Xeon X5667 outperforms Phenom II X6 1045T by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2184 | 1913 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.29 | 0.61 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 2.08 | 3.01 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Thuban (2010) | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 September 2010 (15 years ago) | 16 March 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $175 | $80 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon X5667 has 110% better value for money than Phenom II X6 1045T.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X6 1045T and Xeon X5667 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.46 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | 239 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 83 °C |
| Number of transistors | 904 million | 1,170 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X6 1045T and Xeon X5667 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 | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1045T and Xeon X5667. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 40 Bit |
Security technologies
Phenom II X6 1045T and Xeon X5667 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 X6 1045T and Xeon X5667 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 X6 1045T and Xeon X5667. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 288 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 32 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1045T and Xeon X5667.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.84 | 2.66 |
| Recency | 1 September 2010 | 16 March 2010 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
Phenom II X6 1045T has an age advantage of 5 months, and 50% more physical cores.
Xeon X5667, on the other hand, has a 44.6% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon X5667 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X6 1045T in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X6 1045T is a desktop processor while Xeon X5667 is a server/workstation one.
Other comparisons
We've compiled a selection of CPU comparisons, ranging from closely matched processors to other comparisons that may be of interest.
