Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) vs Xeon E5-2660 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking909not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency7.44no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)13 August 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads204
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size356 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011AM3
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
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 E5-2660 v3 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) 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 E5-2660 v3 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W).

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2014 13 August 2009
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 20 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 140 Watt

Xeon E5-2660 v3 has an age advantage of 5 years, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2660 v3 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2660 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) is a desktop one.


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