Xeon w7-2555X vs Pentium E6800

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6800 and Xeon w7-2555X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2678not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.08no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date29 August 2010 (14 years ago)24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$831$1,069

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E6800 and Xeon w7-2555X 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 speed3.33 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed0.33 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB33.75 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data75 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6800 and Xeon w7-2555X 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
SocketLGA7754677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6800 and Xeon w7-2555X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
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 E6800 and Xeon w7-2555X 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 E6800 and Xeon w7-2555X are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6800 and Xeon w7-2555X. 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 dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6800 and Xeon w7-2555X.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 August 2010 24 August 2024
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 2 28
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 210 Watt

Pentium E6800 has 223.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon w7-2555X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 13 years, 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium E6800 and Xeon w7-2555X. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium E6800 is a desktop processor while Xeon w7-2555X is a server/workstation one.


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