Phenom II X4 N970 vs Xeon E5-2658 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Phenom II X4 N970 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	772	2329
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.98	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	4x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	16 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,832	no data
Current price	$169 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Phenom II X4 N970 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	28	4
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	3600 MHz
L1 cache	no data	512 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	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Phenom II X4 N970 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)	105 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Phenom II X4 N970. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Phenom II X4 N970 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Phenom II X4 N970. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size

1,536 GB

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Phenom II X4 N970.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no 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.

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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 E5-2658 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 780% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.33	1.06
Recency	20 June 2016	16 December 2010
Physical cores	14	4
Threads	28	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt

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