Intel Xeon E5-2679 v4 vs AMD Athlon X4 950

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,868

Rank #295

vs
4,565

Rank #1,221

5,868
4,565

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 22.2% (Rank #295 vs #1221)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,197

Rank #810

vs
4,618

Rank #1,202

5,197
4,618

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 11.1% (Rank #810 vs #1202)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,874

Rank #112

vs
4,485

Rank #1,256

6,874
4,485

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 34.8% (Rank #112 vs #1256)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,514

Rank #177

vs
4,581

Rank #1,022

5,514
4,581

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 16.9% (Rank #177 vs #1022)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,584

Rank #187

vs
4,553

Rank #1,042

5,584
4,553

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 18.5% (Rank #187 vs #1042)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,370

Rank #220

vs
4,543

Rank #1,135

5,370
4,543

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 15.4% (Rank #220 vs #1135)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Athlon X4 950 Diff
Cores
20
4
+80%
Threads
40
4
+90%
Base Frequency
2,500 MHz
3,500 MHz
-28.6%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (3 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
3,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
25x
35x
-28.6%
L1 Cache --
125 KB
L2 Cache
5 MiB
0 MiB
+90.2%
L3 Cache
50 MiB
--
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
--
Max CPUs
2
--
TDP (lower is better)
200 W
65 W
67.5% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
28 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Athlon X4 950
Designer Intel AMD
Family Xeon --
Series E5-2000 --
Model Number E5-2679 --
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell Bristol Ridge
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 4F --
Socket -- Socket AM4
Package -- µPGA
Chipset C610 --
Memory Type -- DDR4
Market Segment Server Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Intel
Athlon X4 950
AMD

Family

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Xeon
Athlon X4 950
--

Series

Xeon E5-2679 v4
E5-2000
Athlon X4 950
--

Model Number

Xeon E5-2679 v4
E5-2679
Athlon X4 950
--

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Broadwell
Athlon X4 950
--

Core Name

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Broadwell
Athlon X4 950
Bristol Ridge

Core Family

Xeon E5-2679 v4
6
Athlon X4 950
--

Core Model

Xeon E5-2679 v4
4F
Athlon X4 950
--

Socket

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Athlon X4 950
Socket AM4

Package

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Athlon X4 950
µPGA

Chipset

Xeon E5-2679 v4
C610
Athlon X4 950
--

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Athlon X4 950
DDR4

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Server
Athlon X4 950
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Yes
Athlon X4 950
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Athlon X4 950
Process 14 nm 28 nm
Die Area 456.12 mm² 246 mm²
Transistor Count 7.20 billion 3,100
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Xeon E5-2679 v4
14 nm
Athlon X4 950
28 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2679 v4
456.12 mm²
Athlon X4 950
246 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2679 v4
7.20 billion
Athlon X4 950
3,100

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Intel
Athlon X4 950
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Xeon E5-2679 v4
CMOS
Athlon X4 950
--

Word Size

Xeon E5-2679 v4
64-bit
Athlon X4 950
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2679 v4 Athlon X4 950
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FMA4
FPU
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBM
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64