Xeon E5502 vs Pentium G6960

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2868	3199
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.47	0.25
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date	9 January 2011 (15 years ago)	30 March 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$95

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium G6960 and Xeon E5502 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.93 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.93 GHz	1.87 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	81 mm2	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	76 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6960 and Xeon E5502 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	2
Socket	FCLGA1156	FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6960 and Xeon E5502. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	+
PAE	36 Bit	40 Bit
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G6960 and Xeon E5502 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6960 and Xeon E5502 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6960 and Xeon E5502. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	144 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD

N/A

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6960 and Xeon E5502 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6960 and Xeon E5502.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.82	0.48
Recency	9 January 2011	30 March 2009
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	80 Watt

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