Xeon E5-2470 v2 vs Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 X920 BE
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.46
Xeon E5-2470 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 95 Watt
6.72
+360%

Xeon E5-2470 v2 outperforms Phenom II X4 X920 BE by a whopping 360% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon E5-2470 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21781037
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency3.076.69
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon E5-2470 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data80 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon E5-2470 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 configurationno data2
SocketS1FCLGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon E5-2470 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplierIntel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
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 X920 BE and Xeon E5-2470 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 X920 BE and Xeon E5-2470 v2 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon E5-2470 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-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon E5-2470 v2.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.46 6.72
Recency 12 May 2010 1 September 2013
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt

Phenom II X4 X920 BE has 111.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2470 v2, on the other hand, has a 360.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E5-2470 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 X920 BE in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 X920 BE is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2470 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Xeon E5-2470 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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