AMD Phenom II X2 521 vs Intel Xeon E-2176M Benchmark, comparison and differences


AMD Phenom II X2 521		Intel Xeon E-2176M
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Phenom II X2 521 and the Intel Xeon E-2176M and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the AMD Phenom II X2 521 2 core processor released in Q2/2011 with the Intel Xeon E-2176M which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2018.

AMD Phenom II (52)	Family	Intel Xeon E (44)
AMD Phenom II - 500 (2)	CPU group	Intel Xeon E-2100M (2)
1	Generation	8
Regor (K10)	Architecture	Coffee Lake H
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Phenom II X2 521 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon E-2176M clocks with 2.70 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.
AMD Phenom II X2 521	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E-2176M
2	Cores	6
2	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.50 GHz	Frequency	2.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Phenom II X2 521	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E-2176M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics P630
	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.20 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9.5
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	24
--	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics P630
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Phenom II X2 521, while the Intel Xeon E-2176M supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.
AMD Phenom II X2 521	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E-2176M
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	Memory	LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666
	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	12.00 MB
--	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The AMD Phenom II X2 521 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon E-2176M is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Phenom II X2 521	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E-2176M
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	35 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Phenom II X2 521 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon E-2176M is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.
AMD Phenom II X2 521	Characteristic	Intel Xeon E-2176M
45 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3	Socket	BGA 1440
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q2/2011	Release date	Q2/2018
35 $	Release price	450 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom II X2 521 (49%)

Intel Xeon E-2176M (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom II X2 521 (19%)

Intel Xeon E-2176M (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Phenom II X2 521 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	2253 (21%)
	Intel Xeon E-2176M 6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	10963 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Phenom II X2 521 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	92 (49%)
	Intel Xeon E-2176M 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	187 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Phenom II X2 521 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	177 (16%)
	Intel Xeon E-2176M 6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	1095 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Phenom II X2 521 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E-2176M 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1219 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Phenom II X2 521 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E-2176M 6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	5989 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Phenom II X2 521 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E-2176M 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1508 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Phenom II X2 521 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E-2176M 6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	6036 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Phenom II X2 521 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E-2176M Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz	461 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Phenom II X2 521 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Xeon E-2176M 6C 12T @ 2.70 GHz	2703 (100%)


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AMD Phenom II X2 521 vs Intel Xeon E-2176M

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

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