Intel Xeon E5-2428L vs AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2428L and AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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.

Intel Xeon E5-2428L

AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2428L

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8500 vs 1165

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2012 vs 12 May 2011
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	8500 vs 1165

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 60 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1142 vs 899

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.00 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1142 vs 899

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2428L
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

899

1142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8500

1165

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2428L	AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	899	1142
PassMark - CPU mark	8500	1165

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2428L	AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge EN	Champlain
Launch date	May 2012	12 May 2011
Place in performance rating	2190	2143
Processor Number	E5-2428L
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family	2x AMD Phenom II
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.80 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI
Die size	294 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C
Maximum frequency	2.00 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of QPI Links	1
Number of threads	12	2
Transistor count	1270 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	3
Maximum memory size	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	LGA1356
Sockets supported	FCLGA1356	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	Gen 3.0
PCIe configurations	Gen 3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	1
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
VirusProtect
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™)