Pentium E5200 vs Xeon E5-2689

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2689
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 115 Watt
6.25
+959%
Pentium E5200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.59

Xeon E5-2689 outperforms Pentium E5200 by a whopping 959% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium E5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10722800
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.13
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeonno data
Power efficiency5.140.86
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium E5200 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size435 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors2,270 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium E5200 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 configuration21
Socket2011LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium E5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium E5200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium E5200 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium E5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium E5200.

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 E5-2689 6.25
+959%
Pentium E5200 0.59

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 E5-2689 9922
+960%
Pentium E5200 936

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.25 0.59
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2689 has a 959.3% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium E5200, on the other hand, has 76.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2689 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2689 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium E5200 is a desktop one.


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