Intel Xeon w3-2423 vs AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w3-2423 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 w3-2423

AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w3-2423

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 100% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2596 vs 859
9.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15520 vs 1587

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 Feb 2023 vs 4 October 2010
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596 vs 859
PassMark - CPU mark	15520 vs 1587

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Around 7% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
174762.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 120 Watt

L1 cache	512 KB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 2MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 120 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w3-2423
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 N950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2596

859

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15520

1587

Name	Intel Xeon w3-2423	AMD Phenom II X4 N950
PassMark - Single thread mark	2596	859
PassMark - CPU mark	15520	1587
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3852

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w3-2423	AMD Phenom II X4 N950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Champlain
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	4 October 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$359
Place in performance rating	813	1982
Processor Number	w3-2423
Series	Intel Xeon W Processor	4x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	Workstation	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	15 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	62
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	4
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory size	2 TB
Supported memory frequency	4400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR5-4400 (MT/s)
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64
PCI Express revision	5.0
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)