Xeon E-2478 vs Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) and Xeon E-2478 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data82.67
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiencyno data22.20
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date13 August 2009 (15 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$568

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) and Xeon E-2478 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 speed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data16 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size258 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) and Xeon E-2478 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) and Xeon E-2478. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
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 X4 965 BE (140W) and Xeon E-2478 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 965 BE (140W) and Xeon E-2478 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 965 BE (140W) and Xeon E-2478. 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 cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) and Xeon E-2478.

PCIe version2.05
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 August 2009 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E-2478 has an age advantage of 14 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 75% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) and Xeon E-2478. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2478 is a server/workstation one.


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