Xeon D-1846 vs Pentium D1508

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D1508 and Xeon D-1846 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1899	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	7.72	no data
Release date	1 October 2015 (9 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D1508 and Xeon D-1846 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
L3 cache	3 MB	15360 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D1508 and Xeon D-1846 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCBGA2227
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D1508 and Xeon D-1846. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
GPIO	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium D1508 and Xeon D-1846 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D1508 and Xeon D-1846 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D1508 and Xeon D-1846. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	256 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D1508 and Xeon D-1846.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	32	16
USB revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	8	4
Integrated LAN	+	-
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2015	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	4	20
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	55 Watt

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