Xeon E-2488 vs Phenom II X3 P820

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 P820
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.69
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.99
+2652%

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by a whopping 2652% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2732320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data74.70
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series3x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.5218.23
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E-2488 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads316
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz16 GT/s
L1 cache384 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E-2488 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.69 18.99
Recency 12 May 2010 14 December 2023
Physical cores 3 8
Threads 3 16
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 95 Watt

Phenom II X3 P820 has 280% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 2652.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and 166.7% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P820 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X3 P820 is a notebook processor while Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 P820 and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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