Xeon 5130 vs Pentium E5700

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5700
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.70
+37.3%

Pentium E5700 outperforms Xeon 5130 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5700 and Xeon 5130 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26072763
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.010.74
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Woodcrest (2006)
Release date8 August 2010 (13 years ago)June 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$110$16
Current price$143 (1.3x MSRP)$55 (3.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon 5130 has 7300% better value for money than Pentium E5700.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E5700 and Xeon 5130 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)0 KB
L2 cache2 MB (shared)4 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °C65 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625VB2=1V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5700 and Xeon 5130 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775771
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5700 and Xeon 5130. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching--
FSB parityno data+
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Pentium E5700 and Xeon 5130 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E5700 and Xeon 5130 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x++
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5700 and Xeon 5130. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5700 and Xeon 5130.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


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.

Pentium E5700 0.70
+37.3%
Xeon 5130 0.51

Pentium E5700 outperforms Xeon 5130 by 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium E5700 1084
+36.4%
Xeon 5130 795

Pentium E5700 outperforms Xeon 5130 by 36% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium E5700 333
+23.8%
Xeon 5130 269

Pentium E5700 outperforms Xeon 5130 by 24% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Pentium E5700 533
+14.6%
Xeon 5130 465

Pentium E5700 outperforms Xeon 5130 by 15% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 0.51
Cost $110 $16
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

The Pentium E5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon 5130 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium E5700 is a desktop processor while Xeon 5130 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5700 and Xeon 5130, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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