Xeon E7430 vs Core i5

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5 and Xeon E7430 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 evaluation6.75no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Release date1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)1 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Current price$190 $135

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5 and Xeon E7430 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.

Base clock speedno data2.13 GHz
L3 cacheno data12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithographyno data45 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.45V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5 and Xeon E7430 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.

Socketno dataPGA604
Power consumption (TDP)no data90 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5 and Xeon E7430. 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-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i5 and Xeon E7430 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 E7430 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2023 1 July 2008

We couldn't decide between Core i5 and Xeon E7430. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5 is a desktop processor while Xeon E7430 is a server/workstation one.


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