Phenom II X4 905e vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 120 Watt
11.51
+821%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by a whopping 821% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 905e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking6322215
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation25.772.76
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)4x Phenom II (Desktop)
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Daneb (2009)
Release date10 March 2016 (8 years ago)1 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745$212
Current price$141 (0.1x MSRP)$35 (0.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has 834% better value for money than Phenom II X4 905e.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 905e 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads284
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus support9.6 GT/s / QPIno data
L1 cache448 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache3.5 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size306 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Million758 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 905e 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011AM3
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 905e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX245 nm, 1.25
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 905e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 905e 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 E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 905e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 905e.

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 E5-2680 v4 11.51
+821%
Phenom II X4 905e 1.25

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 821% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 17801
+819%
Phenom II X4 905e 1936

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 819% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1012
+197%
Phenom II X4 905e 341

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 197% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 6972
+506%
Phenom II X4 905e 1150

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 506% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 3707
+61.9%
Phenom II X4 905e 2290

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 62% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 30922
+275%
Phenom II X4 905e 8241

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 275% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 18
+492%
Phenom II X4 905e 3

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 492% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1657
+550%
Phenom II X4 905e 255

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 550% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 100
+56.3%
Phenom II X4 905e 64

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 56% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 1.13
+48.7%
Phenom II X4 905e 0.76

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 49% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 9.4
+2250%
Phenom II X4 905e 0.4

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 2250% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 6323
+213%
Phenom II X4 905e 2018

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 213% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 79
+361%
Phenom II X4 905e 17

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 361% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Xeon E5-2680 v4 137
+56.1%
Phenom II X4 905e 88

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 905e by 56% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.51 1.25
Recency 10 March 2016 1 June 2009
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 4
Cost $1745 $212
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

The Xeon E5-2680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 905e in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X4 905e is a desktop one.


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