Phenom II X2 X640 BE vs Xeon E5-2628L v4

Place in the ranking	1000	2452
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.45	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	2x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	8.80	2.13
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	12 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,364	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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 cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	24	2
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	QPI	no data
Bus rate	2 × 8 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	19	no data
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	30 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	306.18 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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 configuration	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	no data	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.11	1.03
Recency	20 June 2016	12 May 2011
Physical cores	12	2
Threads	24	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	45 Watt

Xeon E5-2628L v4 has a 590.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE, on the other hand, has 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2628L v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 X640 BE in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2628L v4 is a mobile workstation processor while Phenom II X2 X640 BE is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2628L v4 and Phenom II X2 X640 BE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.