Pentium Extreme Edition 955 vs Xeon 5110

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon 5110
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.25
Pentium Extreme Edition 955
2005
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
0.29
+16%

Pentium Extreme Edition 955 outperforms Xeon 5110 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking32933250
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.370.21
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameWoodcrest (2006)Presler (2005−2007)
Release dateJune 2006 (18 years ago)27 December 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$20$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5110 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.466 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz0.47 GHz
L1 cache0 KB16 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistorsno data376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage rangeB2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5110 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 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
SocketLGA771775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5110 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5110 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5110 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5110 and Pentium Extreme Edition 955. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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.

Xeon 5110 0.25
Pentium Extreme Edition 955 0.29
+16%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon 5110 405
Pentium Extreme Edition 955 469
+15.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.25 0.29
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon 5110 has 100% lower power consumption.

Pentium Extreme Edition 955, on the other hand, has a 16% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

The Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon 5110 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon 5110 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Extreme Edition 955 is a desktop one.

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