Phenom II X4 P920 vs Xeon E5-2689
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2689 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by a whopping 628% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and Phenom II X4 P920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 995 | 2453 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.39 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Xeon | 4x AMD Phenom II |
| Architecture codename | no data | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Current price | $76 | $122 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2689 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2689 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.
| Socket | no data | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Phenom II X4 P920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, integrated DDR3-1066 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0 |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Phenom II X4 P920 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Phenom II X4 P920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.41 | 0.88 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 25 Watt |
The Xeon E5-2689 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P920 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2689 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X4 P920 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2689 and Phenom II X4 P920, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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