Xeon E5-4620 v4 vs Core 2 Duo E4500

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-4620 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	Allendale (2006−2009)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	July 2007 (17 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,668

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-4620 v4 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	2	20
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	800 MHz	2 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	21
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	2.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	25 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	111 mm2	246.24 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	79 °C
Number of transistors	167 million	3200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-4620 v4 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 configuration	1	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	LGA775	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-4620 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	no data	46 Bit
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-4620 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-4620 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-4620 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	68 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E4500 and Xeon E5-4620 v4.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	10
Threads	2	20
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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