AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

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AMD Phenom II X4 925 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
AMD Phenom II X4 925 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4

CPU comparison

AMD Phenom II X4 925 or Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 - 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 925 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 925 was released in Q2/2009.

The Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 was released in Q1/2016.
AMD Phenom II (52) Family Intel Xeon E5 (71)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) CPU group Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24)
4 Generation 6
Deneb (K10) Architecture Broadwell E
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X4 925 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 has 20 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.60 GHz).

AMD Phenom II X4 925 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
4 Cores 20
4 Threads 40
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 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 925 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
-- 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 925 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 can connect up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

AMD Phenom II X4 925 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory DDR4-2400
Max. Memory 1536 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 50.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 40
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Phenom II X4 925 has a TDP of 95 W, that of the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 is 135 W.

AMD Phenom II X4 925 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 135 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X4 925 has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 cache has a total of 50.00 MB.

AMD Phenom II X4 925 Characteristic Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
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 LGA 2011-3
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2009 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price 3220 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 925 AMD Phenom II X4 925
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
354 (50%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 3.60 GHz
702 (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 925 AMD Phenom II X4 925
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1126 (10%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
11389 (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 925 AMD Phenom II X4 925
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3489 (15%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
23061 (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 925 AMD Phenom II X4 925
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
74 (49%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 3.60 GHz
150 (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 925 AMD Phenom II X4 925
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
284 (10%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
2940 (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 925 AMD Phenom II X4 925
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 3.60 GHz
1086 (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 925 AMD Phenom II X4 925
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
8824 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Phenom II X4 925 Intel Xeon E5-2698 v4
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