Phenom II X4 N930 vs Xeon E5-2650 v2

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2650 v2
2013
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
6.21
+534%
Phenom II X4 N930
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.98

Xeon E5-2650 v2 outperforms Phenom II X4 N930 by a whopping 534% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Phenom II X4 N930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10742473
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.46no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno data4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency6.192.65
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$650no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Phenom II X4 N930 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Phenom II X4 N930 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA2011S1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Phenom II X4 N930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXMMX, 3dNow!, SSE (2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Phenom II X4 N930 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Phenom II X4 N930 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Phenom II X4 N930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Phenom II X4 N930.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v2 6.21
+534%
Phenom II X4 N930 0.98

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v2 9864
+533%
Phenom II X4 N930 1558

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v2 521
+133%
Phenom II X4 N930 224

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.

Xeon E5-2650 v2 3174
+340%
Phenom II X4 N930 722

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.21 0.98
Recency 1 September 2013 12 May 2010
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5-2650 v2 has a 533.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X4 N930, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2650 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N930 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2650 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X4 N930 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2650 v2 and Phenom II X4 N930, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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