Pentium E2180 vs i5-750

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-750 and Pentium E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2095	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core i5 (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	1.58	no data
Architecture codename	Lynnfield (2009−2010)	no data
Release date	8 September 2009 (15 years ago)	1 July 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$150	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-750 and Pentium E2180 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	4 (Quad-Core)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Bus rate	2500 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	296 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	73 °C
Number of transistors	774 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-750 and Pentium E2180 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1156,LGA1156	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-750 and Pentium E2180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Core i5-750 and Pentium E2180 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-750 and Pentium E2180 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-750 and Pentium E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-750 and Pentium E2180.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2009	1 July 2007
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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