AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5115

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AMD Phenom II X4 820 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
AMD Phenom II X4 820 Intel Xeon Gold 5115

CPU comparison

AMD Phenom II X4 820 or Intel Xeon Gold 5115 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Phenom II X4 820 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 820 was released in Q3/2009.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5115 has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5115 was released in Q3/2017.
AMD Phenom II (52) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
4 Generation 1
Deneb (K10) Architecture Skylake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X4 820 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The Intel Xeon Gold 5115 has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (2.80 GHz).

AMD Phenom II X4 820 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
4 Cores 10
4 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 GHz

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 X4 820 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Phenom II X4 820 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5115 can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

AMD Phenom II X4 820 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 14.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Phenom II X4 820 has a TDP of 95 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 is 85 W.

AMD Phenom II X4 820 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X4 820 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5115 cache has a total of 14.00 MB.

AMD Phenom II X4 820 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5115
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, AVX-512
AM3 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2009 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 1220 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 820 (51%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Phenom II X4 820 (17%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 (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 X4 820 AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
361 (41%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
883 (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 X4 820 AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1177 (15%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
7943 (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 X4 820 AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2106 (14%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
14689 (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 X4 820 AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
74 (61%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
122 (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 X4 820 AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
284 (21%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
1327 (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 X4 820 AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.80 GHz
1021 (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 X4 820 AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
5942 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 X4 820 AMD Phenom II X4 820
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
3493 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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