Pentium 4 511 vs Xeon E5645

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5645 and Pentium 4 511 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1603not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.27no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.76no data
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)January 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$294no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5645 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 speed2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)16 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size239 mm2109 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C68 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million125 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.25V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5645 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt84 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5645 and Pentium 4 511. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5645 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 E5645 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 E5645 and Pentium 4 511. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5645 and Pentium 4 511.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 1
Threads 12 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 84 Watt

Xeon E5645 has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5645 and Pentium 4 511. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5645 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 4 511 is a desktop one.


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