Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 vs AMD Phenom II X3 N870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2 and AMD Phenom II X3 N870 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 N870

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 17% higher clock speed: 2.70 GHz vs 2.3 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 900
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6255 vs 1324

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 3
Number of threads	12 vs 3
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096 vs 900
PassMark - CPU mark	6255 vs 1324

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 N870

Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 80°C
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 60 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 80°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 60 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 N870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1096

900

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6255

1324

Name	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	AMD Phenom II X3 N870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1096	900
PassMark - CPU mark	6255	1324
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3154

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-1428L v2	AMD Phenom II X3 N870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EN	Champlain
Launch date	Q1'14	16 December 2010
Place in performance rating	2006	1972
Processor Number	E5-1428LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN Tray		HMN870DCR32GM
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	0 GT/s
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	80°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.70 GHz	2.3 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
Unlocked
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	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	AM2+
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™)