Pentium D 955 vs Xeon E5-1650 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Pentium D 955 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1104not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.55no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.27no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-E (2013)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$917no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Pentium D 955 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12no data
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.46 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)28 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size160 mm2140 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Pentium D 955 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA2011775
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Pentium D 955. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Pentium D 955 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Pentium D 955 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Pentium D 955. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Pentium D 955.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm

Xeon E5-1650 v2 has 200% more physical cores, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Pentium D 955. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1650 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium D 955 is a desktop one.


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