Xeon E-2436 vs Phenom X3 8250e

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom X3 8250e
2008
3 cores / 3 threads, 65 Watt
0.68
Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.16
+1982%

Xeon E-2436 outperforms Phenom X3 8250e by a whopping 1982% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8250e and Xeon E-2436 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2737518
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data98.50
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.9920.62
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release dateSeptember 2008 (16 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$331

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8250e and Xeon E-2436 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads312
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size285 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8250e and Xeon E-2436 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 configuration11
SocketAM2+FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8250e and Xeon E-2436. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Phenom X3 8250e and Xeon E-2436 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8250e and Xeon E-2436 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8250e and Xeon E-2436. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X3 8250e and Xeon E-2436.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 X3 8250e 0.68
Xeon E-2436 14.16
+1982%

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 X3 8250e 1084
Xeon E-2436 22487
+1974%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 14.16
Physical cores 3 6
Threads 3 12

Xeon E-2436 has a 1982.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon E-2436 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X3 8250e in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X3 8250e is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2436 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X3 8250e and Xeon E-2436, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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