Xeon X5460 vs VIA Nano QuadCore L4700

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Primary details

Comparing VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Xeon X5460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2082
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesVIAno data
Power efficiencyno data1.28
Architecture codenameCNQ (2011)no data
Release date17 May 2011 (13 years ago)1 October 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Xeon X5460 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3.16 GHz
Boost clock speed1.46 GHzno data
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cacheno data12 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography40 nm45 nm
Die size132 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data63 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Xeon X5460 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.

SocketBGALGA771
Power consumption (TDP)27.5 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Xeon X5460. 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 Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data+
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Xeon X5460 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Xeon X5460 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+
EPTno data-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 May 2011 1 October 2007
Chip lithography 40 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 120 Watt

VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 344.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Xeon X5460. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 is a notebook processor while Xeon X5460 is a server/workstation one.


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