Pentium P6200 vs Xeon E5502
Aggregate performance score
Pentium P6200 outperforms Xeon E5502 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5502 and Pentium P6200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2855 | 2812 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 0.62 | 1.53 |
| Architecture codename | Gainestown (2009−2010) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 30 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 26 September 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $95 | $60 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5502 and Pentium P6200 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.86 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.87 GHz | 0.13 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 3 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 384 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5502 and Pentium P6200 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,PLGA1366 | PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5502 and Pentium P6200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | + | - |
| PAE | 40 Bit | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5502 and Pentium P6200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5502 and Pentium P6200 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5502 and Pentium P6200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 144 GB | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 19.2 GB/s | 17.051 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 667 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5502 and Pentium P6200 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5502 and Pentium P6200.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.53 | 0.57 |
| Recency | 30 March 2009 | 26 September 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 35 Watt |
Pentium P6200 has a 7.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon E5502 and Pentium P6200.
Be aware that Xeon E5502 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium P6200 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5502 and Pentium P6200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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