Xeon E7-8890 v2 vs Athlon II X2 215

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon E7-8890 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2781	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.66	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.89	no data
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	no data
Release date	20 October 2009 (15 years ago)	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon E7-8890 v2 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	2 (Dual-core)	15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads	2	30
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	37.5 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	117 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	77 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon E7-8890 v2 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 configuration	1	8
Socket	AM3	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon E7-8890 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon E7-8890 v2 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 Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon E7-8890 v2 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 Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon E7-8890 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Xeon E7-8890 v2.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 October 2009	1 January 2014
Physical cores	2	15
Threads	2	30
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	155 Watt

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