Pentium 350 vs Xeon W3503

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3503 and Pentium 350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2593	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.15	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	March 2009 (15 years ago)	21 November 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	no data
Current price	$25 (0.4x MSRP)	$61

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3503 and Pentium 350 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	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	1.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	263 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	76 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	0.8V-1.225V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3503 and Pentium 350 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	1	1
Socket	1366	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3503 and Pentium 350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	-
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	no data	-
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon W3503 and Pentium 350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3503 and Pentium 350 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3503 and Pentium 350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	24 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3503 and Pentium 350.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	2

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	15 Watt

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