Pentium Dual T4500 vs Xeon 5160

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon 5160
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 80 Watt
0.61
Pentium Dual Core T4500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.84
+37.7%

Pentium Dual Core T4500 outperforms Xeon 5160 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5160 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28032584
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.15no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency0.722.27
Architecture codenameWoodcrest (2006)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release dateJune 2006 (18 years ago)1 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$22no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 5160 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache0 KB128 KB
L2 cache4 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Maximum core temperature65 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeB2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5160 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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
SocketLGA771P
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5160 and Pentium Dual Core T4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5160 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 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 5160 and Pentium Dual Core T4500 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5160 and Pentium Dual Core T4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3

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.

Xeon 5160 0.61
Pentium Dual T4500 0.84
+37.7%

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.

Xeon 5160 963
Pentium Dual T4500 1336
+38.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.61 0.84
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium Dual T4500 has a 37.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Dual Core T4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 5160 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon 5160 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Dual Core T4500 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon 5160 and Pentium Dual Core T4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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