Pentium T4200 vs Xeon E5-2689

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium T4200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1065	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Xeon	no data
Power efficiency	5.14	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)	no data
Release date	6 March 2012 (12 years ago)	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium 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	8 (Octa-Core)	no data
Threads	16	no data
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	435 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	2,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium 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	2011	PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium T4200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium T4200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium T4200 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium T4200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Pentium T4200.

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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Recency	6 March 2012	1 January 2009
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	35 Watt

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