Xeon 5150 vs Athlon X2 7750 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 7750 BE and Xeon 5150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2817
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.56
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiencyno data0.84
Architecture codenameKuma (2008−2009)Woodcrest (2006)
Release dateDecember 2008 (16 years ago)June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$16

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 7750 BE and Xeon 5150 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.67 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)0 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size285 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data65 °C
Number of transistors450 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno dataB2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 7750 BE and Xeon 5150 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 configuration11
SocketAM2+LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Xeon 5150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Athlon X2 7750 BE and Xeon 5150 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Xeon 5150 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Xeon 5150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon 5150 has 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 7750 BE and Xeon 5150. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon X2 7750 BE is a desktop processor while Xeon 5150 is a server/workstation one.


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