Intel Xeon W-2225 vs AMD Phenom II X2 N660

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon W-2225 and AMD Phenom II X2 N660 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 W-2225

AMD Phenom II X2 N660

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2225

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 53% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2644 vs 1093
9.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10487 vs 1083

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Oct 2019 vs 1 January 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2644 vs 1093
PassMark - CPU mark	10487 vs 1083

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 N660

Around 64% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 61°C
3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 61°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon W-2225
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 N660

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2644

1093

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10487

1083

Name	Intel Xeon W-2225	AMD Phenom II X2 N660
PassMark - Single thread mark	2644	1093
PassMark - CPU mark	10487	1083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		444

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon W-2225	AMD Phenom II X2 N660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Champlain
Launch date	7 Oct 2019	1 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$444
Place in performance rating	855	2720
Processor Number	W-2225
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Workstation	Laptop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN Tray		HMN660DCR23GM
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.10 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	8.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	61°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of QPI Links	0
Number of threads	8	2
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	0
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	93.85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4 2933	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2066	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
VirusProtect
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)