Product comparison · 2 cpus

Dell Xeon E5640 vs HP AMD Phenom II N870

11specifications compared
11differ
0identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Xeon E5640:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- AMD Phenom II N870:AMD Phenom II
Processor model
- Xeon E5640:E5640
- AMD Phenom II N870:N870
Processor base frequency
- Xeon E5640:2.66 GHz
- AMD Phenom II N870:2.3 GHz
Processor cores
- Xeon E5640:4
- AMD Phenom II N870:3
Processor socket
- Xeon E5640:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- AMD Phenom II N870:Socket AM2+
Processor lithography
- Xeon E5640:32 nm
- AMD Phenom II N870:45 nm
System bus rate
- Xeon E5640:5.86 GT/s
- AMD Phenom II N870:3.6 GT/s
Processor operating modes
- Xeon E5640:64-bit
- AMD Phenom II N870:32-bit, 64-bit

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Comparison of Xeon E5640, AMD Phenom II N870
39 specifications	A Dell Xeon E5640 View product	B HP AMD Phenom II N870 View product
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	AMD Phenom II
Processor modelDiffers	E5640	N870
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2.66 GHz	2.3 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	4	3
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	Socket AM2+
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Component forKnown for one	Server/workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateDiffers	5.86 GT/s	3.6 GT/s
Processor operating modesDiffers	64-bit	32-bit, 64-bit
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.93 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	12 MB	0.512 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	L2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	35 W
VID Voltage RangeKnown for one	0.75 - 1.35 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	QPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	25.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	288 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	800,1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Triple-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market segmentKnown for one	Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AES, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AMD Virtualization TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
TcaseKnown for one	77.6 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-d, VT-x	Unknown — not stated by the source

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