Phenom II X2 X640 BE vs Xeon E5-2628L v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2628L v4
2016
12 cores / 24 threads, 75 Watt
6.97
+597%
Phenom II X2 X640 BE
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
1.00

Xeon E5-2628L v4 outperforms Phenom II X2 X640 BE by a whopping 597% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10142470
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.48no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E52x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency8.792.10
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)12 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,364no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads242
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 8 GT/s3600 MHz
Multiplier19no data
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache3 MB2 MB
L3 cache30 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
Socketno dataS1
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory size1,536 GBno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.97 1.00
Recency 20 June 2016 12 May 2011
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E5-2628L v4 has a 597% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2628L v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 X640 BE in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2628L v4 is a mobile workstation processor while Phenom II X2 X640 BE is a mobile workstation one.


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