Xeon Gold 5512U vs Pentium D1508

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D1508
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
2.04
Xeon Gold 5512U
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 185 Watt
38.00
+1763%

Xeon Gold 5512U outperforms Pentium D1508 by a whopping 1763% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D1508 and Xeon Gold 5512U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking191379
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data97.62
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.7219.43
Architecture codenameno dataEmerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 October 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium D1508 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads456
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB52.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data89 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D1508 and Xeon Gold 5512U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D1508 and Xeon Gold 5512U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium D1508 and Xeon Gold 5512U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D1508 and Xeon Gold 5512U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D1508 and Xeon Gold 5512U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D1508 and Xeon Gold 5512U.

PCIe version2.0/3.05.0
PCI Express lanes3280
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no 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.

Pentium D1508 2.04
Xeon Gold 5512U 38.00
+1763%

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.

Pentium D1508 3240
Xeon Gold 5512U 60365
+1763%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 38.00
Recency 1 October 2015 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 28
Threads 4 56
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 185 Watt

Pentium D1508 has 640% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5512U, on the other hand, has a 1762.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 1300% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5512U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D1508 in performance tests.


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