Intel Xeon E5-2679 v4 vs AMD Phenom II X4 980

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
4,476

Rank #1,312

5,868
4,476

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 23.7% (Rank #295 vs #1312)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,197

Rank #810

vs
4,494

Rank #1,296

5,197
4,494

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 13.5% (Rank #810 vs #1296)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,874

Rank #112

vs
4,448

Rank #1,330

6,874
4,448

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 35.3% (Rank #112 vs #1330)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,514

Rank #177

vs
4,552

Rank #1,154

5,514
4,552

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 17.4% (Rank #177 vs #1154)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,584

Rank #187

vs
4,569

Rank #993

5,584
4,569

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 18.2% (Rank #187 vs #993)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,370

Rank #220

vs
4,526

Rank #1,236

5,370
4,526

Xeon E5-2679 v4 wins by 15.7% (Rank #220 vs #1236)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Phenom II X4 980 Diff
Cores
20
2
+90%
Threads
40
4
+90%
Base Frequency
2,500 MHz
3,400 MHz
-26.5%
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
--
L2 Cache
5 MiB
--
L3 Cache
50 MiB
--
Memory Channels --
2
Maximum Memory
1,536 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth --
21 GB/s
PCIe Lanes --
16
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
200 W
65 W
67.5% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Phenom II X4 980
Designer Intel AMD
Family Xeon --
Series E5-2000 --
Model Number E5-2679 i3-2130
Microarchitecture Broadwell --
Core Name Broadwell --
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 4F --
Socket -- FCLGA1155
Chipset C610 --
Memory Type -- DDR3 1066/1333
ECC Support -- No
PCIe Revision -- 2.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Server --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Intel
Phenom II X4 980
AMD

Family

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Xeon
Phenom II X4 980
--

Series

Xeon E5-2679 v4
E5-2000
Phenom II X4 980
--

Model Number

Xeon E5-2679 v4
E5-2679
Phenom II X4 980
i3-2130

Microarchitecture

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Broadwell
Phenom II X4 980
--

Core Name

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Broadwell
Phenom II X4 980
--

Core Family

Xeon E5-2679 v4
6
Phenom II X4 980
--

Core Model

Xeon E5-2679 v4
4F
Phenom II X4 980
--

Socket

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Phenom II X4 980
FCLGA1155

Chipset

Xeon E5-2679 v4
C610
Phenom II X4 980
--

Memory Type

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Phenom II X4 980
DDR3 1066/1333

ECC Support

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Phenom II X4 980
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Phenom II X4 980
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Phenom II X4 980
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Server
Phenom II X4 980
--

Locked Multiplier

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Yes
Phenom II X4 980
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Phenom II X4 980
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area 456.12 mm² --
Transistor Count 7.20 billion --
Manufacturer Intel --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Xeon E5-2679 v4
14 nm
Phenom II X4 980
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon E5-2679 v4
456.12 mm²
Phenom II X4 980
--

Transistor Count

Xeon E5-2679 v4
7.20 billion
Phenom II X4 980
--

Manufacturer

Xeon E5-2679 v4
Intel
Phenom II X4 980
--

Technology

Xeon E5-2679 v4
CMOS
Phenom II X4 980
--

Word Size

Xeon E5-2679 v4
64-bit
Phenom II X4 980
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon E5-2679 v4 Phenom II X4 980
GPU -- HD Graphics 2000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Phenom II X4 980
HD Graphics 2000

GPU Designer

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Phenom II X4 980
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon E5-2679 v4
--
Phenom II X4 980
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon E5-2679 v4 Phenom II X4 980
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64