Phenom II X4 P960 vs Xeon E5-2650 v3

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650 v3
2014
10 cores / 20 threads, 105 Watt
7.71
+663%

Xeon E5-2650 v3 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by a whopping 663% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Phenom II X4 P960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9672474
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno data4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency6.703.68
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)19 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Phenom II X4 P960 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads204
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/s3600 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache25 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Phenom II X4 P960 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA2011S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Phenom II X4 P960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+
vPro+no data
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
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Phenom II X4 P960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Phenom II X4 P960 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Phenom II X4 P960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Phenom II X4 P960.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v3 7.71
+663%
Phenom II X4 P960 1.01

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2650 v3 894
+285%
Phenom II X4 P960 232

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2650 v3 5404
+579%
Phenom II X4 P960 796

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.71 1.01
Recency 8 September 2014 19 October 2010
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 25 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v3 has a 663.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X4 P960, on the other hand, has 320% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2650 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2650 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X4 P960 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 v3 and Phenom II X4 P960, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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