Phenom II X4 X940 BE vs Xeon Gold 5118

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking942not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.09no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Gold4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency9.69no data
DesignerIntelAMD
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date11 July 2017 (8 years ago)1 January 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273no data

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Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5118 and Phenom II X4 X940 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache768 KB256 KB
L2 cache12 MB2 MB
L3 cache16.5 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Phenom II X4 X940 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647S1
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt2 MB

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5118 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Phenom II X4 X940 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 Gold 5118 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 1 January 2011
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 2 Watt

Xeon Gold 5118 has an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X4 X940 BE, on the other hand, has 5150% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon Gold 5118 and AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5118 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X4 X940 BE is a notebook one.

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