Xeon E5-1691 V3 vs Core 2 Duo E4500

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-1691 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2936not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.67no data
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release dateJuly 2007 (17 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-1691 V3 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads228
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB35 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die size111 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors167 million2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-1691 V3 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketLGA7752011-3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-1691 V3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-1691 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-1691 V3 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-1691 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-2133

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-1691 V3.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 14
Threads 2 28
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 135 Watt

Core 2 Duo E4500 has 107.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-1691 V3, on the other hand, has 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-1691 V3. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E4500 is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-1691 V3 is a server/workstation one.


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