Core 2 Duo E4500 vs Xeon E5-1603

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1603 and Core 2 Duo E4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1743	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.51	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)	July 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$13.59	$66

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1603 and Core 2 Duo E4500 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	10 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	111 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	73 °C
Number of transistors	no data	167 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.6V - 1.35V	0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1603 and Core 2 Duo E4500 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	FCLGA2011	LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Core 2 Duo E4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	-
FSB parity	no data	-
Status	Launched	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1603 and Core 2 Duo E4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Core 2 Duo E4500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Core 2 Duo E4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	375 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	31.4 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1603 and Core 2 Duo E4500.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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