Ultra 5 238V vs Pentium E5500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2743not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.96no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date18 April 2010 (14 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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
SocketLGA775Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 238V. 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

Security technologies

Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 April 2010 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

Ultra 5 238V has an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium E5500 and Core Ultra 5 238V. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium E5500 is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 5 238V is a notebook one.


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