Pentium Dual T2080 vs Xeon E5-2660 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2660 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 95 Watt
6.58
+3033%
Pentium Dual Core T2080
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.21

Xeon E5-2660 v2 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2080 by a whopping 3033% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Pentium Dual Core T2080 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10453206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.12no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataPentium Dual Core
Power efficiency6.550.64
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Yonah (2005−2006)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$850no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Pentium Dual Core T2080 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads202
Base clock speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.73 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s533 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache25 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Pentium Dual Core T2080 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Pentium Dual Core T2080. 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 Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Pentium Dual Core T2080 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 E5-2660 v2 and Pentium Dual Core T2080 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 E5-2660 v2 and Pentium Dual Core T2080. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size768 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 E5-2660 v2 and Pentium Dual Core T2080.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon E5-2660 v2 6.58
+3033%
Pentium Dual T2080 0.21

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5-2660 v2 10449
+2964%
Pentium Dual T2080 341

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.58 0.21
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 20 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 31 Watt

Xeon E5-2660 v2 has a 3033.3% higher aggregate performance score, 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Dual T2080, on the other hand, has 206.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2660 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Dual Core T2080 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2660 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Dual Core T2080 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2660 v2 and Pentium Dual Core T2080, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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