Xeon 3065 vs Pentium E5400

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62
+12.7%

Pentium E5400 outperforms Xeon 3065 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5400 and Xeon 3065 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27942848
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.46no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.900.80
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)no data
Release date18 January 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$55no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5400 and Xeon 3065 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)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KB4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5400 and Xeon 3065 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5400 and Xeon 3065. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium E5400 and Xeon 3065 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5400 and Xeon 3065 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5400 and Xeon 3065. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5400 and Xeon 3065.

PCIe version2.0no 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 E5400 0.62
+12.7%
Xeon 3065 0.55

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 E5400 978
+12.8%
Xeon 3065 867

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.55
Recency 18 January 2009 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Pentium E5400 has a 12.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium E5400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 3065 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium E5400 is a desktop processor while Xeon 3065 is a server/workstation one.


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