Xeon E5502 vs i5-480M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-480M and Xeon E5502 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2546	2823
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Gainestown (2009−2010)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$81	$95

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-480M and Xeon E5502 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	1.87 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	263 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	76 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	731 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-480M and Xeon E5502 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	FCLGA1366,PLGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-480M and Xeon E5502. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	36 Bit	40 Bit
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-480M and Xeon E5502 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-480M and Xeon E5502 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-480M and Xeon E5502. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	144 GB
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	19.2 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-480M and Xeon E5502 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-480M and Xeon E5502.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.86	0.54
Recency	9 January 2011	30 March 2009
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

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