Pentium E5800 vs Xeon E5-2666 V3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2666 V3
2014
10 cores / 20 threads, 135 Watt
8.93
+1107%
Pentium E5800
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74

Xeon E5-2666 V3 outperforms Pentium E5800 by a whopping 1107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium E5800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8582668
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.38
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency6.261.08
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date13 November 2014 (10 years ago)28 November 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$68

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium E5800 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads202
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size356 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium E5800 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
Socket2011-3LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)135 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium E5800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium E5800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium E5800 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium E5800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2666 V3 and Pentium E5800.

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 E5-2666 V3 8.93
+1107%
Pentium E5800 0.74

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 E5-2666 V3 14191
+1113%
Pentium E5800 1170

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.93 0.74
Recency 13 November 2014 28 November 2010
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 20 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 135 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2666 V3 has a 1106.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium E5800, on the other hand, has 107.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2666 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2666 V3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium E5800 is a desktop one.


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