Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

Intel Pentium 4 HT 650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 1 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 90 nm
9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Launch date	28 Mar 2017 vs February 2005
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 84 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 650

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 650

Name	Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6	Intel Pentium 4 HT 650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1875
PassMark - CPU mark	5682

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E3-1205 v6	Intel Pentium 4 HT 650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake	Prescott
Launch date	28 Mar 2017	February 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	1334	not rated
Processor Number	E3-1205V6	650
Series	Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	800 MHz FSB
L1 cache	256 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
VID voltage range	0.55V-1.52V	1.200V-1.400V
Die size		135 mm2
Maximum core temperature		66.6°C
Transistor count		169 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x191D
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)