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Dell Xeon E5640 vs HP AMD Athlon II X2 B28

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 1identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

The HP AMD Athlon II X2 B28 has 0.74 GHz more processor base frequency than the Dell Xeon E5640 (3.4 GHz vs 2.66 GHz). The Dell Xeon E5640 has 2 more processor cores than the HP AMD Athlon II X2 B28 (4 vs 2). The HP AMD Athlon II X2 B28 has 13 nm more processor lithography than the Dell Xeon E5640 (45 nm vs 32 nm). Processor family: Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence on the Dell Xeon E5640, AMD Athlon II X2 on the HP AMD Athlon II X2 B28. Processor model: E5640 on the Dell Xeon E5640, B28 on the HP AMD Athlon II X2 B28.

  • Processor family
    • Xeon E5640:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
    • AMD Athlon II X2 B28:AMD Athlon II X2
  • Processor model
    • Xeon E5640:E5640
    • AMD Athlon II X2 B28:B28
  • Processor base frequency
    • Xeon E5640:2.66 GHz
    • AMD Athlon II X2 B28:3.4 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • Xeon E5640:4
    • AMD Athlon II X2 B28:2
  • Processor socket
    • Xeon E5640:Socket B (LGA 1366)
    • AMD Athlon II X2 B28:Socket AM3
  • Processor lithography
    • Xeon E5640:32 nm
    • AMD Athlon II X2 B28:45 nm
  • Component for
    • Xeon E5640:Server/workstation
    • AMD Athlon II X2 B28:PC
  • Processor threads
    • Xeon E5640:8
    • AMD Athlon II X2 B28:2

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Comparison of Xeon E5640, AMD Athlon II X2 B28
39 specifications
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® 5000 SequenceAMD Athlon II X2
Processor modelDiffersE5640B28
Processor base frequencyDiffers2.66 GHz3.4 GHz
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor socketDiffersSocket B (LGA 1366)Socket AM3
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm45 nm
Component forDiffersServer/workstationPC
Processor threadsDiffers82
System bus rateKnown for one5.86 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesDiffers64-bit32-bit, 64-bit
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.93 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB2 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL3L2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs80 W65 W
VID Voltage RangeDiffers0.75 - 1.35 V0.85 - 1.425 V
Bus typeKnown for oneQPIUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one25.6 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceC2
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one288 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one800,1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneTriple-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardNoNo
Features1 differ
Execute Disable BitKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Market segmentDiffersServerDesktop
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneAES, SSE4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one77.6 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-d, VT-xUnknown — not stated by the source

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