Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs Pentium M 780

Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 780 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Pentium M	Intel Xeon E5
Architecture codename	Dothan (2004−2005)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	July 2005 (19 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price	$113	$109

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 780 and Xeon E5-2670 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	1 (Single-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	1	28
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus support	533 MHz	2 × 9.6 GT/s
L1 cache	32 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	35 MB
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Die size	84 mm2	306.18 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	140 million	4700 Million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.26V-1.404V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 780 and Xeon E5-2670 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	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	PPGA478, H-PBGA479	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 780 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 780 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 780 and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

VT-x

-

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 780 and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size	no data	1,536 GB
ECC memory support	-	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 780 and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	40

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	14
Threads	1	28
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	120 Watt

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