Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2 vs AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2 and AMD Phenom II X4 N950 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 E5-2628L v2

AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.40 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1106 vs 859
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7181 vs 1587

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1106 vs 859
PassMark - CPU mark	7181 vs 1587

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N950

2x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 70 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 70 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 N950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1106

859

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7181

1587

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2	AMD Phenom II X4 N950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1106	859
PassMark - CPU mark	7181	1587
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3852

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2628L v2	AMD Phenom II X4 N950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Champlain
Launch date	Q3'13	4 October 2010
Place in performance rating	1988	1982
Processor Number	E5-2628LV2
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	4x AMD Phenom II
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	7.2 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	92°C
Maximum frequency	2.40 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	16	4
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		512 KB
L2 cache		2048 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	70 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	2S 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® 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)