Phenom II X6 1090T BE vs Xeon E5-2697 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking657not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency7.63no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Thuban (2010)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)27 April 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$295

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads286
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size356 mm2346 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 million904 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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)145 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
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 E5-2697 v3 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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 E5-2697 v3 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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 E5-2697 v3 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE. 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+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2014 27 April 2010
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 28 6
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E5-2697 v3 has an age advantage of 4 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X6 1090T BE, on the other hand, has 16% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2697 v3 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2697 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X6 1090T BE is a desktop one.


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