Xeon L5215 vs i5-750s
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Lynnfield (2009−2010) | no data |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (16 years ago) | 1 July 2008 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core i5-750s and Xeon L5215: 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 6 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 296 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 77 °C | 75 °C |
| Number of transistors | 774 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.35V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-750s and Xeon L5215 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1156,LGA1156 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 82 Watt | 20 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-750s and Xeon L5215. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-750s and Xeon L5215 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-750s and Xeon L5215 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-750s and Xeon L5215. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-750s and Xeon L5215.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 1 July 2008 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 82 Watt | 20 Watt |
i5-750s has an age advantage of 1 year.
Xeon L5215, on the other hand, has 310% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Core i5-750s and Intel Xeon L5215. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-750s is a desktop processor while Xeon L5215 is a server/workstation one.
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