Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 vs AMD Phenom II X3 N850

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 and AMD Phenom II X3 N850 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

AMD Phenom II X3 N850

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 3
9 more threads: 12 vs 3
Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1096 vs 895
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6255 vs 1298

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 3
Number of threads	12 vs 3
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096 vs 895
PassMark - CPU mark	6255 vs 1298

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 N850

Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 60 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 60 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 N850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1096

895

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6255

1298

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	AMD Phenom II X3 N850
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096	895
PassMark - CPU mark	6255	1298
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3130

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	AMD Phenom II X3 N850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Champlain
Launch date	Q1'14	4 October 2010
Place in performance rating	2006	2005
Processor Number	E5-1428LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	3x AMD Phenom II
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	3
Number of threads	12	3
VID voltage range	0.65-1.30V
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		1.5 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)