Phenom II X6 1090T BE vs Xeon E3-1245 v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1432not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.39no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.89no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Thuban (2010)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)27 April 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$462$295

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size160 mm2346 mm2
Number of transistors1,400 million904 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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
SocketFCLGA1155AM3
Power consumption (TDP)77 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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 Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32.77 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD P4000On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE.

PCIe version3.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 May 2012 27 April 2010
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 77 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E3-1245 v2 has an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 62.3% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X6 1090T BE, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1245 v2 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1245 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X6 1090T BE is a desktop one.


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