Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs Xeon E5-2666 V3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	779	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014)	Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date	13 November 2014 (9 years ago)	August 2007 (16 years ago)
Current price	$59	$77

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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	10 (Deca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	20	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (shared)
L3 cache	25 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Die size	356 mm2	77 mm2
Number of transistors	2,600 million	105 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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	1
Socket	2011-3	775
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180.

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	10	2
Threads	20	2
Chip lithography	22 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	65 Watt

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