Pentium Dual Core T4200 vs Xeon E5-2440

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2440 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1377	2576
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.43	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium Dual Core
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)	Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$295	no data
Current price	$903 (3.1x MSRP)	$79

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2440 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
Bus support	no data	800 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	15360 KB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	294 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	1,270 million	410 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2440 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 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	2	no data
Socket	1356	PG478
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2440 and Pentium Dual Core T4200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
AMT	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2440 and Pentium Dual Core T4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2440 and Pentium Dual Core T4200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2440 and Pentium Dual Core T4200.

PCI Express lanes

24

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 E5-2440 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T4200 by 432% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.94	0.74
Recency	14 May 2012	1 January 2009
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

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