Pentium E5400 vs Xeon E5-2630 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2630 v2
2013
6 cores / 12 threads, 80 Watt
4.71
+660%
Pentium E5400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62

Xeon E5-2630 v2 outperforms Pentium E5400 by a whopping 660% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Pentium E5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12772794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.648.46
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency5.570.90
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E5400 has 132% better value for money than Xeon E5-2630 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Pentium E5400 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size160 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Pentium E5400 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Pentium E5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Pentium E5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Pentium E5400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Pentium E5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630 v2 and Pentium E5400.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no 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.


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 E5-2630 v2 4.71
+660%
Pentium E5400 0.62

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 E5-2630 v2 7477
+665%
Pentium E5400 978

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2630 v2 479
+54%
Pentium E5400 311

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2630 v2 2397
+373%
Pentium E5400 507

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.71 0.62
Recency 1 September 2013 18 January 2009
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2630 v2 has a 659.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium E5400, on the other hand, has 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2630 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2630 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium E5400 is a desktop one.


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