AMD Phenom II X4 960T vs Intel Xeon E-2278GE
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| AMD Phenom II X4 960T | Intel Xeon E-2278GE | |
CPU comparisonAMD Phenom II X4 960T or Intel Xeon E-2278GE - 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 960T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 960T was released in Q3/2011. The Intel Xeon E-2278GE has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E-2278GE was released in Q2/2019. |
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| AMD Phenom II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon E (44) |
| AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) | CPU group | Intel Xeon E-2200 (19) |
| 4 | Generation | 2 |
| Deneb (K10) | Architecture | Coffee Lake S |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Phenom II X4 960T has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X4 960T is 3.00 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the Intel Xeon E-2278GE has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E-2278GE is at 3.30 GHz (4.70 GHz). |
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| AMD Phenom II X4 960T | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E-2278GE |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.00 GHz | Frequency | 3.30 GHz |
| 3.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.70 GHz |
| 3.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.50 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD Phenom II X4 960T or Intel Xeon E-2278GE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| 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 supportA 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. |
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| 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 & PCIeThe AMD Phenom II X4 960T can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon E-2278GE supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s. |
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| AMD Phenom II X4 960T | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E-2278GE |
| DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 42.7 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 6.00 MB | L3 Cache | 16.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Phenom II X4 960T is 95 W, while the Intel Xeon E-2278GE has a TDP of 80 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD Phenom II X4 960T | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E-2278GE |
| 95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 80 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Phenom II X4 960T is manufactured in 45 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E-2278GE is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD Phenom II X4 960T | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E-2278GE |
| 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 1151 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2011 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
| -- | Release price | 494 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 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.
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AMD Phenom II X4 960T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Phenom II X4 960T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Phenom II X4 960T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Phenom II X4 960T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-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 single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Phenom II X4 960T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Phenom II X4 960T
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2278GE
Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Phenom II X4 960T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E-2278GE
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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