Pentium D 915 vs Xeon X5492
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5492 and Pentium D 915 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1988 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.16 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Presler (2005−2007) |
| Release date | 1 July 2008 (16 years ago) | 23 July 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $74 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5492 and Pentium D 915 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 | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 16 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per die) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 63 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 63 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 376 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.35V | 1.2V-1.3375V |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5492 and Pentium D 915 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | LGA771 | LGA775,PLGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5492 and Pentium D 915. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon X5492 and Pentium D 915 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5492 and Pentium D 915 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 X5492 and Pentium D 915. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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
| Recency | 1 July 2008 | 23 July 2006 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 95 Watt |
Xeon X5492 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium D 915, on the other hand, has 57.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X5492 and Pentium D 915. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X5492 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium D 915 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5492 and Pentium D 915, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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