Pentium E5200 vs Xeon E5520

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5520
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
1.65
+170%

Xeon E5520 outperforms Pentium E5200 by a whopping 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5520 and Pentium E5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20882794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.581.13
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.880.86
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$19$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5520 has 128% better value for money than Pentium E5200.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5520 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.26 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size263 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C74 °C
Number of transistors731 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5520 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
SocketFCLGA1366LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5520 and Pentium E5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE40 Bitno data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5520 and Pentium E5200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5520 and Pentium E5200 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5520 and Pentium E5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size144 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 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 E5520 and Pentium E5200.

PCIe version2.0no 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 E5520 1.65
+170%
Pentium E5200 0.61

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 E5520 2524
+171%
Pentium E5200 931

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5520 348
+20.8%
Pentium E5200 288

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5520 1454
+215%
Pentium E5200 462

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.65 0.61
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5520 has a 170.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Pentium E5200, on the other hand, has 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5200 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5520 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium E5200 is a desktop one.


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