Xeon E5220 vs 5060

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Dempsey (2006)	no data
Release date	May 2006 (20 years ago)	1 January 2008 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of Xeon 5060 and Xeon E5220: 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	no data
Threads	4	no data
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
L1 cache	0 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	66 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.075V-1.35V	0.85V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5060 and Xeon E5220 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	PLGA771	LGA771
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5060 and Xeon E5220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon 5060 and Xeon E5220 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5060 and Xeon E5220 are enumerated here.

VT-x	+	+
EPT	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5060 and Xeon E5220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt