Pentium D1508 vs Xeon E5-1620 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Pentium D1508 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1308	1803
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.96	0.06
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-E (2013)	no data
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	1 October 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$315	no data
Current price	$25 (0.1x MSRP)	$800

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-1620 v2 has 1500% better value for money than Pentium D1508.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Pentium D1508 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	8	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	10 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Pentium D1508 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	FCBGA1667
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Pentium D1508. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
GPIO	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Pentium D1508 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Pentium D1508 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Pentium D1508. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4, DDR3
Maximum memory size	256 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 v2 and Pentium D1508.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0/3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	32
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	6
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	+
UART	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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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 E5-1620 v2 outperforms Pentium D1508 by 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.23	2.09
Recency	1 September 2013	1 October 2015
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	25 Watt

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