Pentium 4 HT 550 vs Xeon E-2136

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2136 and Pentium 4 HT 550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	824	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.38	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date	12 July 2018 (5 years ago)	June 2004 (20 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$284	no data
Current price	$311 (1.1x MSRP)	$140

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2136 and Pentium 4 HT 550 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Die size	no data	109 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	125 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2136 and Pentium 4 HT 550 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	775
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium 4 HT 550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2136 and Pentium 4 HT 550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium 4 HT 550 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium 4 HT 550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2136 and Pentium 4 HT 550.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	1
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	115 Watt

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