Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 vs AMD Phenom II X3 N870

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4 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 E5-2608L v4

AMD Phenom II X3 N870

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4

5 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 3
13 more threads: 16 vs 3
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1092 vs 900
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7447 vs 1324

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 3
Number of threads	16 vs 3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092 vs 900
PassMark - CPU mark	7447 vs 1324

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 N870

Around 35% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 94°C
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 50 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 1.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 94°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 50 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 N870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1092

900

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7447

1324

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	AMD Phenom II X3 N870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1092	900
PassMark - CPU mark	7447	1324
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3154

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v4	AMD Phenom II X3 N870
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Champlain
Launch date	Q1'16	16 December 2010
Place in performance rating	1998	1981
Processor Number	E5-2608LV4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 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	1.60 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	94°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	1.70 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	8	3
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	3
VID voltage range	0
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		1.5 MB
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	50 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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™)