Intel Pentium D 915 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8580

Intel Pentium D 915 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium D 915 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Intel Pentium D 915 was released in Q3/2006.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 has 60 cores with 120 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 was released in Q4/2023.

The Intel Pentium D 915 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium D 915 is 2.80 GHz while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 has 60 CPU cores and 120 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 is at 2.00 GHz (4.00 GHz).

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

The Intel Pentium D 915 or Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

The Intel Pentium D 915 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 358.4 GB/s.

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium D 915 is 95 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 has a TDP of 350 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

The Intel Pentium D 915 is manufactured in 65 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8580 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 300.00 MB cache.