Pentium 4 511 vs Xeon E5-1650

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1650 and Pentium 4 511 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1203not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.14no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.72no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)January 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$175no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1650 and Pentium 4 511 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads121
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)16 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache12288 KB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size435 mm2109 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °C68 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million125 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.25V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1650 and Pentium 4 511 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
SocketFCLGA2011PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Pentium 4 511. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
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 and Pentium 4 511 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Pentium 4 511 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Pentium 4 511. 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 bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1650 and Pentium 4 511.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 1
Threads 12 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 84 Watt

Xeon E5-1650 has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 181.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium 4 511, on the other hand, has 54.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1650 and Pentium 4 511. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1650 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 4 511 is a desktop one.


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