Pentium Dual T3400 vs Xeon X5470

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	2271	3259
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium Dual Core
Power efficiency	0.58	0.46
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Harpertown (2007−2008)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	8 September 2008 (17 years ago)	1 October 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,386	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5470 and Pentium Dual Core T3400 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	0.33 GHz	2.16 GHz
Bus rate	no data	667 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	6 MB (per die)	1 MB
L3 cache	12 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	143 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	63 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	291 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5470 and Pentium Dual Core T3400 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	LGA771	PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5470 and Pentium Dual Core T3400. 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 X5470 and Pentium Dual Core T3400 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 X5470 and Pentium Dual Core T3400 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	no data
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5470 and Pentium Dual Core T3400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

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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 X5470 and Pentium Dual Core T3400.

PCIe version

2.0

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Synthetic benchmarks

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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.63	0.38
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	35 Watt

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