Xeon E7-8895 v2 vs Phenom X4 9550

Aggregate performance score

Phenom X4 9550
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.07
Xeon E7-8895 v2
2014
15 cores / 30 threads, 155 Watt
37.07
+3364%

Xeon E7-8895 v2 outperforms Phenom X4 9550 by a whopping 3364% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9550 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking239794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)no data
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)1 January 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9550 and Xeon E7-8895 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)15 (Pentadeca-Core)
Threads430
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache2 MB (shared)37.5 MB
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die size285 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9550 and Xeon E7-8895 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 configuration18
SocketAM2+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Xeon E7-8895 v2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Phenom X4 9550 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Xeon E7-8895 v2 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Xeon E7-8895 v2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data1.5 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Xeon E7-8895 v2.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

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 X4 9550 1.07
Xeon E7-8895 v2 37.07
+3364%

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 X4 9550 1656
Xeon E7-8895 v2 57165
+3352%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.07 37.07
Physical cores 4 15
Threads 4 30
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 155 Watt

Phenom X4 9550 has 63.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8895 v2, on the other hand, has a 3364.5% higher aggregate performance score, 275% more physical cores and 650% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E7-8895 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X4 9550 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X4 9550 is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-8895 v2 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X4 9550 and Xeon E7-8895 v2, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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