Phenom II X4 P920 vs Xeon E5-2680 v4

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2680 v4
2016
14 cores / 28 threads, 120 Watt
11.12
+1208%
Phenom II X4 P920
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.85

Xeon E5-2680 v4 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by a whopping 1208% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 P920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7052578
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.98no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon (Desktop)4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency8.773.22
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,745no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 P920 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 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s3600 MHz
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache448 KB512 KB
L2 cache3.5 MB2 MB
L3 cache35 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 P920 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
SocketFCLGA2011S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 P920. 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
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 P920 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 E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 P920 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 E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 P920. 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+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 P920.

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 11.12
+1208%
Phenom II X4 P920 0.85

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 E5-2680 v4 1021
+461%
Phenom II X4 P920 182

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 E5-2680 v4 6918
+1075%
Phenom II X4 P920 589

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.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 3707
+166%
Phenom II X4 P920 1395

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.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 30922
+513%
Phenom II X4 P920 5042

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 8286
+298%
Phenom II X4 P920 2083

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.

Xeon E5-2680 v4 18
+875%
Phenom II X4 P920 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.12 0.85
Recency 20 June 2016 12 May 2010
Physical cores 14 4
Threads 28 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 25 Watt

Xeon E5-2680 v4 has a 1208.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X4 P920, on the other hand, has 380% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2680 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P920 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2680 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X4 P920 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Phenom II X4 P920, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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