Pentium 4417U vs Xeon E5620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.35
+61%

Xeon E5620 outperforms Pentium 4417U by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5620 and Pentium 4417U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18102196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency2.688.88
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)no data
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)1 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5620 and Pentium 4417U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHzno data
Bus rateno data4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache12 MB (shared)2 MB SmartCache
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5620 and Pentium 4417U 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
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5620 and Pentium 4417U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5620 and Pentium 4417U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5620 and Pentium 4417U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5620 and Pentium 4417U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size288 GB32 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5620 and Pentium 4417U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5620 and Pentium 4417U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5620 and Pentium 4417U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5620 and Pentium 4417U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 E5620 2.35
+61%
Pentium 4417U 1.46

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 E5620 3592
+60.2%
Pentium 4417U 2242

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.35 1.46
Recency 16 March 2010 1 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5620 has a 61% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium 4417U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4417U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5620 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 4417U is a notebook one.


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