Xeon w5-2545 vs Pentium A1018

Primary details

Comparing Pentium A1018 and Xeon w5-2545 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2641	183
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	83.37
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Power efficiency	2.07	11.83
Architecture codename	no data	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	1 July 2013 (11 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$889

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium A1018 and Xeon w5-2545 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	24
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	1 MB Intel® Smart Cache	30 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium A1018 and Xeon w5-2545 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCPGA988	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon w5-2545. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium A1018 and Xeon w5-2545 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon w5-2545 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon w5-2545. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	32 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium A1018 and Xeon w5-2545 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium A1018 and Xeon w5-2545.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.78	26.74
Recency	1 July 2013	24 August 2024
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	24
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	210 Watt

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