Phenom II X2 N620 vs Xeon E5-2648L v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Phenom II X2 N620 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	967	2601
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.58	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	2x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	9.65	2.22
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,544	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Phenom II X2 N620 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	28	2
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 9.6 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	18	no data
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	3.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	35 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Phenom II X2 N620 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	no data	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Phenom II X2 N620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Phenom II X2 N620 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Phenom II X2 N620. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2648L v4 and Phenom II X2 N620.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.65	0.82
Recency	20 June 2016	12 May 2010
Physical cores	14	2
Threads	28	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	35 Watt

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