Phenom X4 9850 (95W) vs Xeon X3470

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3470 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1891not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.05no data
Architecture codenameno dataAgena (2007−2008)
Release date1 July 2009 (15 years ago)October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3470 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.93 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB Intel® Smart Cache2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data285 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3470 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3470 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X3470 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3470 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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 X3470 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X3470 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W).

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Xeon X3470 has 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X3470 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon X3470 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom X4 9850 (95W) is a desktop one.


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