Xeon E7-8870 v4 vs Pentium E5500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5500 and Xeon E7-8870 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2636	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.06	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Wolfdale (2008−2010)	no data
Release date	18 April 2010 (14 years ago)	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	no data
Current price	$13.96 (0.1x MSRP)	$200

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E5500 and Xeon E7-8870 v4 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	2	40
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	50 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	82 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	76 °C
Number of transistors	228 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5500 and Xeon E7-8870 v4 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	8
Socket	LGA775	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5500 and Xeon E7-8870 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Instruction Replay	no data	-
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium E5500 and Xeon E7-8870 v4 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 E5500 and Xeon E7-8870 v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5500 and Xeon E7-8870 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	3 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	85 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5500 and Xeon E7-8870 v4.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	18 April 2010	1 April 2016
Physical cores	2	20
Threads	2	40
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt

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