Xeon E7520 vs Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Xeon E7520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2877not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.52no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)no data
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)1 January 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Xeon E7520 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data1.87 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.87 GHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache0 KB18 MB L3 Cache
Chip lithography90 nm45 nm
Die size220 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data70 °C
Number of transistors154 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Xeon E7520 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM2FCLGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Xeon E7520. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Xeon E7520 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Xeon E7520 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 90 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ has 6.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7520, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 5000+ and Xeon E7520. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 5000+ is a desktop processor while Xeon E7520 is a server/workstation one.


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