Xeon w5-2545 vs Pentium D1508

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D1508
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
2.04
Xeon w5-2545
2024
12 cores / 24 threads, 210 Watt
26.24
+1186%

Xeon w5-2545 outperforms Pentium D1508 by a whopping 1186% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D1508 and Xeon w5-2545 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1899183
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data83.24
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency7.7211.83
Architecture codenameno dataSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date1 October 2015 (9 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.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium D1508 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB30 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D1508 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt210 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D1508 and Xeon w5-2545. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium D1508 and Xeon w5-2545 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXno data-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D1508 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 D1508 and Xeon w5-2545. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size128 GB2 TB
Max memory channels24
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 w5-2545.

PCIe version2.0/3.05.0
PCI Express lanes3264
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 w5-2545 26.24
+1186%

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 w5-2545 41688
+1187%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 26.24
Recency 1 October 2015 24 August 2024
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 24
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 210 Watt

Pentium D1508 has 740% lower power consumption.

Xeon w5-2545, on the other hand, has a 1186.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon w5-2545 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D1508 in performance tests.


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