Xeon 7130M vs Core i5

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5 and Xeon 7130M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1772not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.78no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameno dataTulsa (2006)
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)August 2006 (17 years ago)
Current price$194 $110

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5 and Xeon 7130M 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data0 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB
Chip lithographyno data65 nm
Die sizeno data435 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data69 °C
Number of transistorsno data1328 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data1.1V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5 and Xeon 7130M 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataPPGA604
Power consumption (TDP)no data150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5 and Xeon 7130M. 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 Monitoringno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5 and Xeon 7130M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5 and Xeon 7130M are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5 and Xeon 7130M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between Core i5 and Xeon 7130M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5 is a desktop processor while Xeon 7130M is a server/workstation one.


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