Xeon X7350 vs Pentium E5300

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5300
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.58
Xeon X7350
2007
6 cores / 6 threads, 130 Watt
4.87
+740%

Xeon X7350 outperforms Pentium E5300 by a whopping 740% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29861372
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.040.43
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.863.61
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Tigerton (2007)
Release dateNovember 2008 (16 years ago)6 September 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$2,301

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E5300 has 374% better value for money than Xeon X7350.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium E5300 and Xeon X7350 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads26
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.93 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz0.93 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB (per die)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size82 mm22x 143 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
Number of transistors228 million582 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625V1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5300 and Xeon X7350 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 configuration14
SocketLGA775PGA604,PPGA604
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5300 and Xeon X7350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-+
FSB parity-+

Security technologies

Pentium E5300 and Xeon X7350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5300 and Xeon X7350 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5300 and Xeon X7350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Pentium E5300 0.58
Xeon X7350 4.87
+740%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Pentium E5300 927
Xeon X7350 7836
+745%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 4.87
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 6
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt

Pentium E5300 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

Xeon X7350, on the other hand, has a 739.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Intel Xeon X7350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium E5300 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium E5300 is a desktop processor while Xeon X7350 is a server/workstation one.

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