Pentium 4 560 vs Xeon X3230
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X3230 and Pentium 4 560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2272 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Pentium 4 |
| Power efficiency | 1.29 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Prescott (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 1 July 2007 (17 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X3230 and Pentium 4 560 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 | no data | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.66 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB L2 Cache | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 60 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X3230 and Pentium 4 560 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.
| Socket | LGA775 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 88 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3230 and Pentium 4 560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X3230 and Pentium 4 560 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3230 and Pentium 4 560 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 88 Watt |
Xeon X3230 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium 4 560, on the other hand, has 8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X3230 and Pentium 4 560. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X3230 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium 4 560 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X3230 and Pentium 4 560, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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