Athlon X4 950 vs Xeon X5675

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon X5675
2011
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
4.03
+78.3%
Athlon X4 950
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.26

Xeon X5675 outperforms Athlon X4 950 by an impressive 78% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5675 and Athlon X4 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14211828
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.083.66
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.013.29
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$162$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon X5675 has 11% better value for money than Athlon X4 950.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5675 and Athlon X4 950 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.06 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size239 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5675 and Athlon X4 950 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
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5675 and Athlon X4 950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon X5675 and Athlon X4 950 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 X5675 and Athlon X4 950 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 X5675 and Athlon X4 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5675 and Athlon X4 950.

PCIe version2.0no 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 X5675 4.03
+78.3%
Athlon X4 950 2.26

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 X5675 6396
+78.1%
Athlon X4 950 3591

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 X5675 502
Athlon X4 950 632
+25.9%

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 X5675 2459
+56.5%
Athlon X4 950 1571

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.03 2.26
Recency 14 February 2011 27 July 2017
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon X5675 has a 78.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Athlon X4 950, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon X5675 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5675 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon X4 950 is a desktop one.


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