Pentium 6805 vs Xeon E5-2678 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2678 v3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.28
+233%
Pentium 6805
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.79

Xeon E5-2678 v3 outperforms Pentium 6805 by a whopping 233% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Pentium 6805 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking8201681
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesXeonno data
Power efficiency7.3217.60
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Ice Lake-Y (2020)
Release date2015 (9 years ago)1 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Pentium 6805 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads244
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache384 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3072 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Die size356 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Pentium 6805 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
SocketLGA2011-3FCBGA1526
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Pentium 6805. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Pentium 6805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Pentium 6805 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Pentium 6805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Pentium 6805.

PCIe version3.03.0
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 E5-2678 v3 9.28
+233%
Pentium 6805 2.79

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 E5-2678 v3 14735
+233%
Pentium 6805 4424

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 E5-2678 v3 1015
Pentium 6805 1194
+17.6%

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 E5-2678 v3 6769
+212%
Pentium 6805 2168

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.28 2.79
Physical cores 12 2
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has a 232.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Pentium 6805, on the other hand, has a 120% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2678 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 6805 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2678 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 6805 is a notebook one.


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