Intel Pentium D1508 vs Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium D1508 and Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium D1508

Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D1508

5.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 140 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2228 vs 1760
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7386 vs 3240

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.60 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2228 vs 1760
PassMark - CPU mark	7386 vs 3240

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium D1508
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1760

2228

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3240

7386

Name	Intel Pentium D1508	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1760	2228
PassMark - CPU mark	3240	7386
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		862
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3659

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium D1508	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Launch date	Q4'15	Q2'16
Place in performance rating	1470	1465
Processor Number	D1508	E5-1620V4
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor D Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.60 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCBGA1667	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	140 Watt
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	32	40
Number of USB ports	8
PCI Express revision	2.0/3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4 x8 x16	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Total number of SATA ports	6
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)