Xeon E-2468 vs Pentium D 915

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 915 and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	363
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Presler (2006−2007)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	23 July 2006 (17 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$35	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 915 and Xeon E-2468 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per die)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	63 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	376 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.3375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 915 and Xeon E-2468 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	LGA775,PLGA775	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 915 and Xeon E-2468. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium D 915 and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 915 and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 915 and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 915 and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version	no data	5
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 July 2006	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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