Xeon E5-2450 v2 vs Phenom II X4 925

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 925
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.43
Xeon E5-2450 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
5.69
+298%

Xeon E5-2450 v2 outperforms Phenom II X4 925 by a whopping 298% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 925 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21871132
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.425.67
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)
Release date11 May 2009 (15 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$160no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 925 and Xeon E5-2450 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size258 mm2160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data80 °C
Number of transistors758 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 925 and Xeon E5-2450 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 configuration12
SocketAM3FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 925 and Xeon E5-2450 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 925 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 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 X4 925 and Xeon E5-2450 v2 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 X4 925 and Xeon E5-2450 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data384 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.4 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 925 and Xeon E5-2450 v2.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom II X4 925 1.43
Xeon E5-2450 v2 5.69
+298%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Phenom II X4 925 2272
Xeon E5-2450 v2 9041
+298%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Phenom II X4 925 322
Xeon E5-2450 v2 526
+63.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Phenom II X4 925 963
Xeon E5-2450 v2 3182
+230%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.43 5.69
Recency 11 May 2009 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm

Xeon E5-2450 v2 has a 297.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-2450 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 925 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X4 925 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2450 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 925 and Xeon E5-2450 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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